AmaethonmWelsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle Derived from the Brittonic name *Ambaχtonos meaning "divine ploughman" or "ploughman-god". This was the name of the Welsh god of agriculture. In the late 11th-century legend of Culhwch and Olwen, Amathaon appeared as an Arthurian warrior; as one of his tasks, Culhwch had to convince Amathaon to plow the lands of the giant Ysbaddaden.
AmalburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element amal "work." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
AmalfridmGermanic Means "peaceful work", derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
AmalgildfGermanic Derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
AmalgundfGermanic Derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with Old High German gund "war."
AmalhardmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
AmalhildfGermanic Derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
AmaltrudfGermanic Derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with þruþ "strength."
AmaluigemGuanche Derived from Guanche *amalwi, meaning "exhausted man".
AmamikyufNear Eastern Mythology Amamikyu's name comes from the reading of the Chinese characters 阿摩美久 or 阿摩彌姑, which were most likely written ad hoc for the Okinawan pronunciation.
AmanchuufFar Eastern Mythology Okinawan reading of Amamikyu, the traditional creator goddess of the Ryukyu Islands. Her name is derived from 阿 (a) meaning "a", 摩 (ma) meaning "to rub, chafe", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and 久 (yu) meaning "long time"... [more]
AmantinefFrench (Archaic) Feminine form of Amant. This was the name of a French novelist, Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, who wrote under the pseudonym George Sand.
AmaranthfEnglish From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading".
AmarantomSpanish (Rare), Italian (Rare, ?) Spanish and Italian form of Amarantus. In other words, this is the masculine form of Amaranta. The 3rd-century Christian saint Amaranthus, who was martyred at Vieux near Albi in the south of France, is known by this name in Spanish.
AmargeinmIrish (Archaic) Meaning "born of poetry" relating to the modern Irish word amhrán meaning song. Was the name of ancient poet, Amargein Glúingel, who wrote the Song of Amargein and the foster of father of the hero Cú Chulainn, Amargein mac Eccit.
AmarillafHungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic) English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.
Amarkhüüm & fMongolian Derived from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and хүү (khüü) meaning "son, boy".
Amarmendm & fMongolian Means "calm and peaceful" or "greetings" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, well-being", often used as a greeting.
AmarysiafGreek Mythology An epithet or title of the Greek goddess Artemis meaning "of Amarynthus", Amarynthus being a town in Euboea (according to Stephanus of Byzantium, Euboea itself)... [more]
AmatildafFrankish This is the name of a Frankish queen who succeeded the Anglo-Saxon Balthild and preceded Bilichild of Austrasia. Not much is known of her, though it's known that she was the wife of Chlothar III.
AmaziliafItalian (Rare), Theatre Possibly derived from name Amazili, (first?) used in the novel of Jean-François Marmontel "Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou" (1777), where it belongs to a Peruvian maiden. Most likely this name was artificially created to imitate exotic language and has no meaning... [more]
AmazoniefObscure From the French name of the Amazon River (see the place name Amazon). This name was used by French actor Vincent Cassel for his daughter born 2019 in Brazil.
AmbiorixmOld Celtic, History Continental Celtic name, derived from Celtic ambio "enclosure" (or ambi "around, about" or ambitio "rich") combined with Celtic rix "king." This was the name of one of the two kings of a Gaulish tribe called the Eburones, who was famous for revolting against Julius Caesar in 54 BC (which eventually led to the extermination of the Eburones).
AmbraciafGreek Mythology (Latinized) In Greek mythology Ambracia was the daughter of Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia. The ancient Greek city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her.
AmbranshmIndian The history of the name "Ambransh" is none. its is the name that got deprived when two lovely parents of his decided to combine their names, Amber and Ansh, and ambransh was created. It is the only name in the world
AmenmosemAncient Egyptian From Egyptian jmn-ms or jmn-ms.s meaning "born of Amun" or "fashioned by Amun", derived from the name of the god Amun combined with msj "to give birth to; to form, create, produce"... [more]
AmestrisfOld Persian (Hellenized) Ionic Greek variant of Άμαστρις (Amāstris), the Hellenized form of an Old Persian name, perhaps from a hypothetic name like *Amāstrī- (composed of the elements *ama- "strength, strong" and *strī- "woman")... [more]
ÁmgerðrfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse ámr "black, loathsome, dark" and garðr "enclosure, protection". This is the name of a giantess in Norse mythology.
AmilindafSpanish (Philippines) From Spanish 'a' + 'mi' + 'linda', directly translated as "to my pretty." It may also be a combination of Spanish 'amigo' and 'linda,' meaning "pretty friend."
AminadabmEnglish (Puritan), Mormon Variant of Amminadab. According to the Book of Mormon this was the name of a Nephite who fell away from the church and became associated with the Lamanites... [more]
AmirindomGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Middle Persian amir-e Hind meaning "Emir of India". The first word in that sentence is the Arabic military title Emir (Amīr in Arabic), which is ultimately derived from Arabic أمير (amīr) meaning "commander, ruler, prince"... [more]
AmitabhamBuddhism, Sanskrit, Bengali Original Sanskrit form of Amitabh, as well as the modern Bengali form. In Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition this is the name of a buddha associated with longevity, merit and boundless compassion... [more]
AmmavarufIndian, Hinduism An ancient goddess of India who existed before the beginning of time. She laid an egg that hatched into the divine trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
AmmianusmLate Roman, Late Greek (Latinized), History From the late Roman cognomen Ammianus, which is of uncertain origin and meaning, but it is noteworthy that all of the bearers known to history are of Byzantine Greek descent. As such, the original form of the name must have been Ἀμμιανός (Ammianos), which thus means that Ammianus is a latinization of the original name.... [more]
AmminayafHittite Meaning unknown. Name borne by a Hittite queen, who is known only from a mention in a single document (KBo XIX 84,7). Her spouse is unknown, however some historians theorize that she was married to Arnuwanda II.
AmmurapimAncient Semitic Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by the last king of Ugarit, known from a letter he wrote to the king of Alashiya pleading for military aid during an invasion.
AmpflisefArthurian Cycle Form of Amphelise used by the 13th-century poet Wolfram von Eschenbach for two characters in his Middle High German romance Parzival, one of whom was the queen of France during the time of Uther.
Amphawanf & mThai Means "mango orchard, mango grove" in Thai.
AmphialefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀμφίαλος (amphialos) meaning "between two seas, living amid seas", derived from ἀμφίς (amphis) meaning "surrounding, around, between" and ἅλς (hals) "sea" (genitive ἁλός)... [more]
AmploniafMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) Medieval Dutch variant form of Apollonia. This name has survived to modern times, but barely so, as it is quite rare in the Netherlands these days: in 2014, there were less than 10 living bearers (of all ages) in the entire country... [more]
AmraagnimHinduism The protector,one who serves for his motherland
AmranwenfWelsh (Modern, Rare) Derived from Welsh amrant "eyelid" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". It is also the Welsh name for the medicinal herb known as German chamomile in English.
AmrapalifSanskrit, Indian, Marathi Means "mango leaves", from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra) meaning "mango" and पल्लव (pallava) meaning "bud, young leaf, sprout". This was the name of a famous courtesan in ancient India, known for becoming a devotee of the Buddha and gifting him her mango groves to host sermons in.
AmraphelmBiblical, Hebrew Means "one that speaks of dark things" or "he whose words are dark" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew amár "to say" and aphél "dark, obscure". In the bible, this was the name of a king of Shinar.
Amrinderm & fIndian (Sikh), Punjabi From Sanskrit अमर (amara) "undying, immortal, imperishable" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Indra.
AnacaonafTaíno, Mexican Means "golden flower" in Taíno, from ana "flower" and caona "gold". This was the name of the cacica (a female cacique, or queen) who ruled the native Taíno (Arawak) people of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola when the conquistadors settled there in 1492... [more]
AnahuacamNahuatl Possibly a variant of Anahuacatl, meaning "inhabitant of Anahuac" or "person from near the water".
AnaideiafGreek Mythology From Greek ἀναίδεια (anaideia) meaning "shamelessness", derived from ἀν- (an-) "without" (alternative form of the negative prefix ἀ- (a-) used before a vowel) combined with αἰδώς (aidos) "shame, decency, regard for others, respect, reverence"... [more]
AñatervemGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Possibly means "fast" or "swarthy" in Guanche. It was borne by an acting mencey (leader) of Tenerife at the time of the conquest of the Canary Islands by the Crown of Castille.
AnathemafLiterature Name of the fictional character Ananthema Device from the show Good Omens inspired by Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman's book. The name is derived from the word meaning "someone who is disliked" or "a curse by a pope or minister of the church", which makes sense as the character is an occultist.
AnathothmBiblical, Hebrew Apparently means "answer to prayers" in Hebrew, with the first element derived from Hebrew anáh "to answer". In the bible, Anathoth was one of the sons of Becher, who in turn was the son of Benjamin.
AnathusafAmerican (Archaic) Perhaps an 18th- and 19th-century American alteration of Arethusa, possibly arising from a typographical error.
AnaxenormAncient Greek Variant of Anaxanor. This name was borne by a Greek citharode from Magnesia on the Maeander, who was a favourite of the Roman politician Mark Antony (1st century BC).
AnayansifLiterature, Spanish (Latin American) Used by Panamanian author Octavio Méndez Pereira for a character in his historical novel Núñez de Balboa, el tesoro de Dabaibe (1934), where it belongs to an indigenous princess who falls in love with the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa... [more]
AncalimëfLiterature Means "most bright" in Quenya. This was the name of the first Ruling Queen of Númenor in Tolkien's works. She was the daughter of Erendis and Tar-Aldarion.
AnchialefGreek Mythology The name of the Titan goddess of the warming heat of fire, the sister of Prometheus and mother of the metal-working Daktyloi. Her name may be derived from ank-, a prefix meaning "to reveal or uncover" and further elements meaning "heat"... [more]
AndarbekmChechen Derived from Arabic أَنْدَر (ʾandar) meaning "rarer, rarest, noble" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AnderazufMedieval Basque Derived from Basque andere "lady". It was popular during the middle ages and has been found in Aquitanian inscriptions as early as the 1st century AD.