AslhenbiymCircassian (Rare) Variant transcription of Aslanbiy or Aslanbi. A known bearer was Oleg Aslhenbiy Af’ewine (1957-1993), who fought in the Abkhaz-Georgian War of 1992-1993.
AsphalionmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀσφαλής (asphales) meaning "safe, secure" as well as "steadfast, reliable, trustworthy". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀσφαλίζω (asphalizo) meaning "to fortify, to make secure, to make safe"... [more]
AssurancemEnglish (Puritan) From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.
AstymedonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler", itself from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over".
AstynomosmAncient Greek Possibly derived from ἄστυ (ástu) meaning "city, town" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom".
AstyochosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀστυόχος (astyochos) meaning "protecting the city". It consists of the Greek noun ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek verb ὀχέω (ocheo) meaning "to bear, to carry, to hold fast, to sustain", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, to hold, to possess"... [more]
AstypylosmGreek Mythology Means "gate of the city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu) or (asty) "city, town" combined with Greek πύλη (pule) or (pyle) "gate, entrance".
Atarelangm & fTswana Means "receive with cupped hands" in Setswana.
ĀtarepātamAvestan Derived from Avestan ātar "fire" combined with Avestan pāiti "to protect, to defend" or Avestan pāyu "protector". As such, the name either means "protected by the fire" or "protector of the fire"
AthalaricmGermanic, History Form of Adalric. This name was borne by a king of the Ostrogoths in the 6th century AD, who was a grandson of Theodoric the Great.
AðalbertmIcelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]
AthelstonmMedieval English, English (Rare), Literature Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]
AthenaeusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Athenaios. Bearers of this name include a Greek composer from the 2nd century BC and a Greek rhetorician and grammarian from the 3rd century AD.
AtlanteiafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Variant latinization of Greek Ἀτλαντείη (Atlanteie), because its proper latinized form is Atlantia. In Greek mythology Atlanteie was a Hamadryad nymph who consorted with King Danaus of Libya and was perhaps the mother of some of the Danaïdes: Hippodamia, Rhodia, Cleopatra, Asteria, Glauce, Hippomedusa, Gorge, Iphimedusa, and Rhode.
AtlatonanfAztec and Toltec Mythology Possibly derived from Nahuatl atlan "water, in the water" and tonan "our mother". This was an Aztec goddess of the coast, lepers, and disease, patron of those born with physical disabilities or ailments, or who suffered from illnesses involving open sores.
AtlpopocamNahuatl From Nahuatl atl "water" and popoca "to smoke, emit smoke".
AtotoztlifNahuatl, Aztec Means "water parrot", deriving from the Nahuatl elements atl ("water, a body of water") and toztli ("yellow parrot"). Name borne by an Aztec queen that possibly ruled as tlatoani (ruler of a city-state) in her own right.
AtsadawutmThai Means "eight weapons" from Thai อัษฎ (atsad) meaning "eight" and อาวุธ (awut) meaning "weapon", referring to the eight weapons presented to a king during a coronation.
AtsalyahumBiblical Hebrew Means "Yahweh has reserved" or "Yahweh has set aside" in Hebrew, which some sources appear to believe indicates to a figurative meaning of "(being kept) near to God"... [more]
AtsujiroumJapanese From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AtsushigemJapanese From 京 (atsu) meaning "capital city, Tokyo, Kyoto, ten quadrillion, ten thousand billion" or 厚 (atsu) meaning "thick, heavy, kind" combined with 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds"... [more]
AtsutaroumJapanese From Japanese 宏 (atsu) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AtsuyoshimJapanese From 敦 (atsu.shi) meaning "kindness, honesty" and 成 (yoshi) meaning "become". Other kanji combinations can be used.
AtsyrukhsfOssetian Mythology, Ossetian (Rare) From Ossetian ацы (atsy) meaning "present, real, true" and рухс (rukhs) meaning "light". This is the name of a character in the Nart sagas, the daughter of the god Khur.
AttagaresfGuanche From Guanche *hata-tagarest, meaning "here is the frost". This was recorded as the name of a 5-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
AttanatdafGuanche From Guanche *hata-tanaṭda, meaning "here is the (personified) authority". This was recorded as the name of a 35-year-old Guanche woman from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
AubinettefMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of Aubine (as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix). In other words: you could say that this name is the feminine form of Aubinet.... [more]
AudigernafGermanic West Germanic name composed from *aud "wealth, riches, fortune" and gern "eager, willing"; for the second element, cf. Gothic cognate *gairns, which can also mean "desirous, covetous".... [more]
AudofledafGermanic, History Derived from the Germanic element auda "wealth, property" (also see Audovacar) combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability." Audofleda was the wife of Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths.
AugerinosmGreek, Greek Mythology Derived from Greek ah (auge) meaning "sunlight, ray of light" or "dawn". This is sometimes used as a name for the planet Venus, the morning star.
AurgelmirmNorse Mythology Combination of aur ("gravel, sand, clay") and galmr ("shouting one"). This is the name of a jǫtunn, probably another name for Ymir, the father of Þrúðgelmir and grandfather of Bergelmir.
AustbiǫrnmOld Norse Old Norse combination of austr "east" and bjǫrn "bear".
AustmaðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements austr "east" and maðr "man".
AustraliafEnglish (Rare) The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.
AutherinefAfrican American Feminine form of Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.
AuðgrímrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of auðr 'prosperity, fortune, riches' and grímr 'person wearing a face mask'.
AuðguðrfOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and gunnr "battle, fight".
AuðhelgafOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and heill "lucky".
AuðhildrfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and hildr "battle".
AuðhumlafNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, riches" and *humala "hornless". In Norse mythology this was the name of the primeval cow who freed Buri, the first god, from ice.
AutolykosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self". The second element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it. The first possibility is that it is derived from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]
AuxitychefAncient Greek Probably derived from Greek αυξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase" combined with τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".
AventinusmRoman Mythology This name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa... [more]
AxayacatlmAztec, Mexican Means "face of water" in Classical Nahuatl, from ātl "water" and xāyacatl "face, mask".
AxiotheosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective ἄξιος (axios) meaning "worthy, deserving" or from the Greek noun ἀξία (axia) meaning "worth, value"... [more]
Axochiatlm & fNahuatl Means "water flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a plant used medicinally. It may have specifically referred to water lilies, honeysuckle, or the common evening primrose.
AxrotalusmGaulish Gaulish name meaning "high forehead", from the Proto-Celtic elements *axkros, *akros "high, noble, great" and *talus "front, forehead".
AyatullahmArabic, Urdu Derived from the same root as the Persian religious title of آیتالله (Ayatollah), which originated from a term in passage 51:20–21 of the Quran. It was not commonly used as a title until the early 20th century... [more]
AydarkhanmYakut Combination of Aydar and the Turkish tite khan meaning "ruler, leader".
AytsemnikfArmenian (Rare) Old Armenian name meaning "little roe deer, fawn of a roe". According to the 12th-century Armenian historian Samuel Anetsi, this was the name of a female warrior who died defending the Armenian city of Ani against Persian invaders... [more]
Ayu-ikaltifHurrian Mythology The Hurrian name for the Sumerian sun goddess Aya 3, who was incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon. This name likely derives from the phrase Aya kallatu, meaning "Aya, the bride".
Baal-hananmBiblical Means "lord of grace", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and חנן (hanan) meaning "to be gracious". The name was featured by two men in the Bible (Genesis 36:38 and 1 Chronicles 27:28).
BadaskhanfArmenian (Western, Rare) A Western Armenian name popular in the 18th-19th centuries. It has since fallen out of use. From the Armenian "պատասխան," meaning "answer."
BadegiselmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element bald "brave, bold" (commonly reduced to bad or baud when Latinized) or possibly Celto-Germanic badu "battle", combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge" (ge- "co-" + the root of "sell" in the sense of "give"—thus something or someone given in exchange).
BadelihanmChinese Meaning unknown, possibly a Siniced form of an Asian name. It is written with the Chinese characters 巴 (see Ba) combined with 德 (see De), 里 (see Li 1) and 汗 (see Han).... [more]
BadiaperifUzbek Derived from badia meaning "artistic creation" and peri meaning "fairy".
Badigwalam & fKassena Means "they have defeated the slave raider" in Kasem.