This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is A or M or P or S.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aira f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latvian
airene "ryegrass, darnel", a contracted form of
Airisa and a modern coinage with no set meaning.
Aira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 藍 (
ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 麗 (
ra) meaning "resplendent, lovely, beautiful, graceful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aira f SanskritHeap or plenty of food.Relating to or consisting of water or refreshment or food. It is derived from Sanskrit ... [
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Aira f LithuanianThe name comes directly from the Lithuanian word
Airijos (Irish), perhaps inspired by
Erin or a borrowing from the Latvian
Aira, which has a different etymology.
Airam m Spanish (Canarian), GuancheName of a Guanche man baptised in Seville in the 15th century, of unknown meaning. This name had revivals the 1980's and the 2000's.
Airan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise" or
燃 (rán) meaning "burn, ignite".
Aire f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 恋 (
re) meaning "to love". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from
airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese
airella, which in turn was derived from Latin
atra "dark, black, gloomy".
Airen f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 蓮 (
ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aires m PortugueseUnknown origin, possibly a short form of Germanic names begining with the root
hari meaning "army".
Aires f FilipinoPossibly from Spanish
aires meaning "airs, winds".
Airi f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Finnish
Airi 2 and a variant of
Aili.
Airianna f English (Modern)Variant of
Arianna. It was given to 23 girls born in the United States in 2011 (Aireanna: 20; Airiana: 19; Airyana: 15; Aireona: 13; Aireonna, Airyanna: 10 (each); Airyonna: 5).
Airiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai, ito, mana) meaning "love, affection" and 利 (
ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit, gain", combined with 子 (
ko, shi, su) meaning "child, the sign of the rat, 1st sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [
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Airim f KazakhFrom kazakh
ай (
ay) meaning "moon" combined with Arabic
ريم (
rim) meaning white "antelope"
Airin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 林 (
rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Airlangga m IndonesianMeans "jumping water" or "crossing water", from Indonesian
air meaning "water" combined with Sanskrit लङ्घन
(langhana) meaning "passing over, jumping, crossing". This was the name of an 11th-century king of eastern Java, so named because he crossed the Bali Strait to Java from his birthplace of Bali.
Airo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茜色 (
airo) meaning "madder red". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Airou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 郎 (
rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Airu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 入 (
ru) meaning "enter, insert", 蕗 (
ru) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 璃 (
ru) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 留 (
ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop"... [
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Airu f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
皑 (ái) meaning "brilliant white" and
如 (rú) meaning "like".
Airui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" or
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever".
Aisa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aise f FrisianFrisian short form of names containing the nane elements
agi and/or
egg.
Aish m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Sinhalese, GujaratiMeans "divine, supreme, regal" in Sanskrit.
Aisha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 星 (
sha) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Aishan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Aishao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".
Aishi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and
诗 (shī) meaning "poem, poetry".
Aishik m Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhalese, Marathi, Gujarati, Fijian, Indian (Sikh)Means "divine, relating to
Shiva 1" in Sanskrit.
Aishika f Hindi, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali, Indian (Sikh)Means "relating to Lord
Shiva 1" in Sanskrit.
Aisholpan f Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" combined with шолпан
(sholpan) "Venus (the planet)".
Aishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Aisil m Medieval EnglishPerhaps a misspelling of
Ailsi, a form of
Æthelsige. This name 'occurs nowhere else outside Domesday Book', according to the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.
Aisimos m Ancient GreekMeans "destined, fatal" or "fitting, suitable, right" in Greek, ultimately derived from αἶσα
(aisa) meaning "fate, destiny".
Aisja m TatarA variant of the Tatar name ”
Aisä” (Mishar Tatar) and ”Ğäisä” (Kazan Tatar). This version has been used in Finland, among the small community of Tatars... [
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Aistis m LithuanianDerived from
Aisčiai, which is the Lithuanian name for the
Aesti, a Baltic tribe (or people) that was first described by the Roman historian
Tacitus (born c. 56 AD, died c. 120 AD) in his treatise
Germania... [
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Aisuke m JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 輔 (
suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aisuo f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
索 (suǒ) meaning "rope", "laws, rules" or "search, inquire, demand".
Aita f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian
aitama "to help" and a contraction of
Agatha. This name was borne by the protagonist of Andres Saali's novel 'Aita' (1891).
Aita f RomanshRomansh variant of
Agata, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Aita m Medieval BasqueDerived from Basque
aita "father". It appears in this spelling as a given name in the 10th-11th centuries.
Aitai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
泰 (tài) meaning "great, superior, exalted".
Aital m Polish (Archaic)This is the name of a Christian saint, most likely from a Persian source meaning "light; bright." The name was borne by the Polish mayor of Sanok Aital Witoszyński (1898-1905).
Aitana f Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" combined with таң
(tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak", though it is also considered a variant of the name
Aidana.
Aitane f Basque (Modern)Basquified form of
Aitana using the modern feminine suffix
-e. It is often reinterpreted as derived from the word
aita ("father").
Aitang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".
Aitao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".
Aitard m Anglo-Norman, Medieval FrenchThe first element of this name may be Old High German
eit meaning "fire; brilliant". The second element is Old Saxon
hard "strong, hard" (Old High German
hart).
Aithalos m Greek MythologyDerived from either the Greek noun αἴθαλος
(aithalos) meaning "thick smoke, smoky flame" or the Greek noun αἰθάλη
(aithale) meaning "soot". Also compare the Greek adjective αἰθαλέος
(aithaleos) meaning "smoky"... [
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Aithche f Medieval Irish'The name of a holy virgin, patroness of Cill Aithche in the barony of Kenry, Co. Limerick, where her feast-day (Jan. 15) was formerly kept as a holiday and a station held.'
Aitherios m Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective αἰθέριος
(aitherios) meaning "of the air" as well as "ethereal, heavenly". In turn, it is ultimately derived from the Greek noun αἰθήρ
(aither) meaning "ether, heaven" (see
Aether).
Aithon m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek αἴθων
(aithon), which can be an adjective meaning "fiery, burning" as well as be a noun meaning "fire, burning heat".... [
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Aitian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil".
Aitiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".
Aitilde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
eit meaning "fire; brilliant" and Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle".
Aiting f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty; attractive; graceful" or
汀 (tīng) meaning "sandbar, beach, bank, shore".
Aition m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective αἴτιος
(aitios) meaning "responsible" as well as "culpable, guilty, blameworthy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun αἰτία
(aitia) meaning "responsibility" as well as "guilt, blame, accusation"... [
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Aitla f Medieval FrenchA hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old High German
eit meaning "fire; brilliant".
Aitmukhambet m Kazakh (Rare)Combination of Kazakh айт
(ayt) meaning "holiday, festival, feast" (also referring to Eid, a Muslim festival), ultimately of Arabic origin, and the given name
Mukhambet.
Aitne f Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Aitne is the name of a nymph seduced by Zeus. This is also the name of one of the moons of Jupiter. Mount Aetna's name also derives from this name.
Aitoarii m TahitianFrom the Tahitian
aito meaning "warrior" and
ari'i meaning "noble".
Aitonui m TahitianFrom the Tahitian
aito meaning "warrior" and
nui, an archaic term meaning "big".
Aitzol m BasqueUsed by the Basque writer and Catholic priest José de Ariztimuño Olaso (1896-1936), who was killed by the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Aitzol was a pseudonym possibly taken from letters in his surname,
(A)r(iz)timuño (Ol)aso; or perhaps Aitzol came from the hypothetical Basque place name
h(aitz ol)a meaning "quarry, stonemason's workshop" from the words
haitz "rock, stone" and
ola "workplace, factory".
Aiukli f & m ChoctawFamous bearer, Isabella Aiukli Cornell (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an activist for indigenous women.
Aius m Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman (Rare)From Latin
āio meaning "to say, affirm", cognate to Etruscan 𐌀𐌉𐌖𐌔 (
aius) meaning "omen, tell, response". Aius Locutius (meaning "spoken affirmation") was a Roman deity or numen associated with the Gallic invasions of Rome during the early 4th century BC.
Aiva f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of
Aivars (cognate with the Estonian
Aive) and a direct derivation from Latvian
aiva "quince; quincetree".
Aiva f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Modern coinage derived from Gothic
aiws meaning "time; age; eternity". This name first appeared in Sweden in the late 19th century.
Aivaras m LithuanianLithuanian form of the Scandinavian name
Ivar, which is ultimately derived from the Old Norse name
Ívarr (see
Ivor).
Aivis m LatvianOf unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of
Aivars and a masculine form of
Aiva.
Aivo m EstonianOriginally a short form of
Aivar, now used as a given name in its own right.
Aiwa f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 環 (
wa) meaning "circle, ring, wheel". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiwan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" or
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial",
晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" or
菀 (wǎn) meaning "luxuriance of growth".
Aiwei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or
薇 (wēi) meaning "fern".
Aiwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" or
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and
玟 (wén) meaning "streaks in jade" or
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Aiwendil m LiteratureAnother name for the wizard
Radagast from JRR Tolkien's works. The name means "friend of birds, lover of birds" in the fictional Quenya language, from
aiwë meaning "a small bird" and the suffix
ndil meaning "devoted to".
Aixi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
禧 (xǐ) meaning "happiness, congratulations",
熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or
希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare".... [
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Aixia f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Aixian f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined; skillful" or
纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".
Aixiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
肖 (xiào) meaning "look like, be like".
Aixin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love",
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or
蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and
心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul",
馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or
欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".
Aixinga m HistoryChinese transliteration of the Manchu name ᠠᡳ᠌ᠰᡳᠩᡤᠠ
(Aisingga) of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a 17th-century Qing dynasty general of Manchu origin.
Aixu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious".
Aixue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Aixun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for".
Aiya f JapaneseFrom 愛 (ai) meaning “love, affection”, 藍 (ai) meaning “blue, indigo”, 相 (ai) meaning “mutually, together”, or 哀 (ai) meaning “grief, sorrow”, combined with 夜 (ya) meaning “night”, 映 (ya) meaning “reflect light”, 耶 (ya) (a character used as an interjection), 也 (ya) meaning “to be, also”, 哉 (ya) (a character used as an exclamation), 矢 (ya) meaning “arrow”, 八 (ya) meaning “eight”, or 谷 (ya) meaning “valley”.
Aiyako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai, ito, mana) meaning "love, affection" and 椰 (
ya) meaning "coconut palm tree", combined with 子 (
ko, shi, su) meaning "child, the sign of the rat, 1st sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [
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Aiyan f ChineseFrom Chinese 蔼 (
ai) meaning "friendly, lush", or 爱 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" and 艳 (
yan) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 岩 (
yan) meaning "rocks, cliff". Other hanzi combinations can form this name.
Aiye f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious", "firelight, flame".
Aiying f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful" and
萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".
Aiyo f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 代 (
yo) "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiyoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai, ito, mana) meaning "love, affection" and 代 (
yo) meaning "world, society" combined with 子 (
ko, shi, su) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiysha f VariousVariant transcription of عائشة (Arabic), عائشہ (Urdu), and Айша (Kazakh) (see
Aisha).
Aiyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爱 (ài) meaning "love" or
瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Aiyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or
爱 (ài) meaning "love" and
原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin, beginning",
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard" or
缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin; reason, cause; fate".
Aiyy m Siberian MythologyFrom Yakut айыы
(ayıı) meaning "creation", a derivative of ай
(ay) "to create". In Yakut or Sakha mythology the Aiyy are good spirits who created the world.
Aiyy Kuo f Yakut (Rare)Means "beautiful Aiyy" from the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities combined with куо
(kuo) meaning "beautiful".
Aiyy Sien m Yakut (Rare)Means "grandson of
Aiyy" from Yakut сиэн
(sien) meaning "grandson" combined with the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities.
Aiza f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 座 (
za) meaning "seat". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiza f Latvian (Rare)Of very uncertain origin and meaning. While a direct derivation from Latvian
aiza "gorge, ravine" has been suggested, it is equally possible that this might be a borrowing from another culture... [
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Aizada f KazakhFrom Kazakh ай
(ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده
(zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Aizat f & m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, TatarDerived from Kazakh aй
(ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده
(zâde) "offspring, child". It is a feminine and masculine name in Kazakhstan, solely feminine in Kyrgyzstan, and solely masculine in Tatarstan.
Aizat m MalayProbably from Arabic عايز
(ʿāyiz) meaning "want, need".
Aizatullah m KazakhTranslates roughly to "divine offspring of the moon". Derived from the Kazakh word
ay, meaning "moon", the Kazakh and Persian word
zâde meaning "offspring", and the Kazakh and Arabic suffix
-ullah, meaning "Allah (God)".
Aizen m & f JapaneseThe name Aizen is derived from two Japanese kanji characters: “ai” (愛) meaning “love” or “affection,” and “zen” (善) meaning “good” or “virtuous.” Together, Aizen can be translated as “lover of good” or “one who does good deeds out of love and compassion.”... [
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Aizhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".