Submitted Names Starting with A

Aira f Latvian
Of 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 Japanese
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 麗 (ra) meaning "resplendent, lovely, beautiful, graceful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aira f Sanskrit
Heap or plenty of food.Relating to or consisting of water or refreshment or food. It is derived from Sanskrit ... [more]

Aira f Lithuanian
The 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.

Aira f Turkish

Aira f Galician (Modern, Rare)
From Galician aira meaning "threshing floor" (possibly as a transferred use of the homonym surname).

Airabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Airald m History (Ecclesiastical)

Airalyn f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino

Airalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aaralyn or Aralyn.

Airam f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
María (Spanish) or Maria (Portuguese) spelled backwards.

Airam m Spanish (Canarian), Guanche
Name 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 Japanese
Combination of Ai 1 and Ran.

Airan f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "burn, ignite".

Airant m Romani (Archaic)

Airard m Medieval French, Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and hard "brave, hardy" (compare Erhard).

Airas m Medieval Galician, Galician (Modern)
Galician version of Aires. This was the name of several Galician medieval poets, like Airas Nunes. It has seen a revival in Galicia since the 2000's.

Airàud m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Arialdo.

Airavata m Hinduism
Means "belonging to Iravati" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the elephant mount of Vishnu and the son of Iravati.

Airchibald m Scots
Scots form of Archibald.

Airchibauld m Scots
Scots form of Archibald.

Airchie m Scots
Diminutive of Airchibauld.

Airdrie f English (Australian, Rare)

Áire f Sami
Sami form of Airi 2.

Aire f Estonian
Estonian variant of Airi 2.

Aire f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 恋 (re) meaning "to love". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aireanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Aireca f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Airee m Malaysian (Rare)

Aireen f Filipino
Variant of Irene.

Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), Literature
Derived 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 Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Airene f Filipino
Variant of Irene.

Aires m Portuguese
Unknown origin, possibly a short form of Germanic names begining with the root hari meaning "army".

Aires f Filipino
Possibly from Spanish aires meaning "airs, winds".

Airet m Estonian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aire.

Aireyanna f English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Arianna

Airi f Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Finnish Airi 2 and a variant of Aili.

Airia f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Airi 1.

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).

Airida f Lithuanian

Airielle f English
Variant of Arielle influenced by the English word air.

Airiin f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aire and Riin. It is occasionally also treated as a variant of Irene (mimicking the English pronunciation of this name) and an Estonian borrowing of Erin.

Airiko f Japanese
From 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"... [more]

Airim f Kazakh
From kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with Arabic ريم (rim) meaning white "antelope"

Airín f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish variant of Irene, reflecting the English pronunciation of the name.

Airin f Bengali
Bengali form of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.

Airin f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Airin f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian phonetic spelling of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.

Airini f Maori

Airique m African American
Variant spelling of Eric.

Airisa f Latvian (Rare)
Adaption and phonetic approximation to English Iris.

Airita f Latvian
Variant of Aira.

Airlangga m Indonesian
Means "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.

Airlia f English (Rare)
Variant of Airlie.

Airlie f English (Australian, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Airlie.

Airline m Obscure

Airo m Estonian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aire.

Airo f Japanese
From Japanese 茜色 (airo) meaning "madder red". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Airon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaron.

Aironas m Lithuanian

Airou m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Airry f Thai (Rare)

Airthur m Scots
Scots form of Arthur.

Airtie m Scots
Shetland diminutive of Airthur.

Aírton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
More commonly used variant of Ayrton.

Airton m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Ayrton.

Airu f Japanese
From 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"... [more]

Airu f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 皑 (ái) meaning "brilliant white" and 如 (rú) meaning "like".

Airui f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" or 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever".

Airuska f Finnish
Diminutive of Airi 2.

Airwrecka f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Aiša f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of 'Aisha.

Aisa f Filipino, Maguindanao, Tausug, Maranao, Indonesian
Variant of Aisah.

Aisa f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aisa f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna-Lisa (see Annalisa).

Aisä m Tatar (Rare)
Means "Jesus" in Tatar language.

Aisah f Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Malay
Indonesian, Maranao and Malay form of Aisha.

Aisake m Fijian, Polynesian
Means "he laughs" in Polynesian.

Aisara f Ancient Greek
Original form of Aesara.

Aisbit m Scots
Reduced form of Archibald.

Aischa f German
German form of Aisha.

Aischines m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αἶσχος (aischos) meaning "shame, timidity, disgrace".

Aischris f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αισχρός (aischros) "the one with shame".

Aişe f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aisha.

Aise f Frisian
Frisian short form of names containing the nane elements agi and/or egg.

Aisea m Fijian
Fijian form of Isaiah.

Aisel f Turkish
Variant of Aysel.

Aisezim f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айсезім (see Aysezim).

Aish m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati
Means "divine, supreme, regal" in Sanskrit.

Aisha f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 星 (sha) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Aisha f Indian
Feminine variant of Aish.

Aishafsat f Western African (Modern)
Combination of Aisha meaning "life" with Hafsat meaning "gathering".

A'ishah f Arabic
Variant transcription of Aisha.

Aishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Aishao f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Aishe f Georgian (Rare), Romani
Georgian and Romani (i.e. Gypsy) form of Aisha.

Aisheja f History
Albanian form of Aisha, referring to Muhammad's third and youngest wife.

Aishender m Scots
Scots form of Alexander.

Aishi f Hinduism
Means "God's gift" in Hindi.

Aishi f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and 诗 (shī) meaning "poem, poetry".

Aishia f African American
Variant of Aisha.

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.

Aishils m Latvian
Latvian form of Aeschylus.

Aishling f Irish
Variant of Aisling.

Aisholpan f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh ай ‎(ay) meaning "moon" combined with шолпан (sholpan) "Venus (the planet)".

Aishu f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shu.

Aishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Aishufen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shufen.

Aishvarya f Indian, Tamil
Variant of Aishwarya.

Aisi m Tongan, English (Australian)
Means "ice" in Tongan.

Aisien m Yakut
Variant form of Aiyy Sien.

Aisik f Nivkh
From Nivkh "ais" meaning gold

Aisil m Medieval English
Perhaps a misspelling of Ailsi, a form of Æthelsige. This name 'occurs nowhere else outside Domesday Book', according to the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England.

Aisimides m Ancient Greek
Derived from the given name Aisimos and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Aisimos m Ancient Greek
Means "destined, fatal" or "fitting, suitable, right" in Greek, ultimately derived from αἶσα (aisa) meaning "fate, destiny".

Aisivak f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Aisja m Tatar
A 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... [more]

Aiske f East Frisian
Diminutive of names containing the element agi "terror".

Aisla f Finnish (Modern, Rare, ?)
Of unknown meaning.

Aislan m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Aisleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isley.

Aislen f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aisling.

Aisley f & m English
Variant of Isley.

Aisleyne f Obscure (Modern)

Aisli f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Asli or Aisling.

Aislín f Irish
Variant of Aisling.

Aislyn f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Aisling.

Aislynn f English (American, Modern), English (Canadian, Modern)
Variant of Aislinn. The pronunciation usually differs from the original Irish pronunciation of Aislinn or Aisling.

Aisma f Latvian
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Aisoh f Thai (Muslim)
Thai form of Aisha.

Aisonas m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aeson.

Aïssa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Isa 1 used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Aissa f Western African
Form of Aisha used in West African countries (primarily Mali, Senegal, and Cameroon).

Aïssata f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Aissatou f African
Variant of Aïssatou.

Aistan m Medieval English
Possibly from the gothic verb áistan "to reverence."

Aistis m Lithuanian
Derived 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... [more]

Aistolf m Germanic
Variant of Aistulf.

Aiston m & f English (American)

Aistrė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian aistra meaning, "passion, fervor".

Aisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aisulu f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айсұлу (see Aysulu).

Aisuluu f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Айсулуу (see Aysuluu).

Aisun f & m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Aysun.

Aisuo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 索 (suǒ) meaning "rope", "laws, rules" or "search, inquire, demand".

Aisvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the old Lithuanian verb aiti meaning "to go, to walk" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.

Aisvydė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aisvydas.

Aiswaran m Indian, Hinduism
Means "belongs to the lord; lordly".

Aiswari f Indian (Rare)
Means "one who belongs to Iswara (the Lord)" in Sanskrit.

Aiswarya f Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada
Southern Indian transcription of Aishwarya.

Aisy m & f Indonesian, Malaysian
Possibly a diminutive of Aisyah or Quraisy

Aisya f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Aisyah.

Aisza f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish form of Aisha.

Àita f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Agatha.

Aita m Etruscan Mythology
The Etruscan god of the underworld. He is identical with the Greek Hades and the Roman god Pluto.

Aita f Estonian
Of 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 Romansh
Romansh variant of Agata, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Aita m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque aita "father". It appears in this spelling as a given name in the 10th-11th centuries.

Aitai f Chinese
From 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).

Aitala m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Aithalas.

Aitan m Hebrew
Hebrew boys name meaning "strong"

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 Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".

Aitano m Neapolitan
Neapolitan form of Gaetan.

Aitao f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach, marriage".

Aitard m Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
The 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).

Aithalas m History (Ecclesiastical)

Aithalides m Greek Mythology
Means "son of Aithalos" in Greek, derived from the name Aithalos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Aithalion m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αἰθαλίων (aithalion) meaning "swarthy, dusky".... [more]

Aithalos m Greek Mythology
Derived 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"... [more]

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.'

Aithel m Antillean Creole (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eithel.

Aitherios m Late Greek
Derived 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).

Aithion m Greek Mythology
Diminutive form of Aithon, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion).

Aithiphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aithipol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aithon m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αἴθων (aithon), which can be an adjective meaning "fiery, burning" as well as be a noun meaning "fire, burning heat".... [more]

Aithra f Greek Mythology, Greek (Rare)
Original Greek form of Aethra.

Aithusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Popular Culture
From Greek αἴθουσα (aithousa), a participle of the verb αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to light up". In Greek mythology, Aithousa (Latin: Aethusa) is the daughter of Poseidon and Alcyone, and a lover of Apollo (the Sun) with whom she had Eleuther... [more]

Aiti f Spanish (European, Modern)
Short form of Aitana.

Aitian f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil".

Aitiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".

Aitilde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German eit meaning "fire; brilliant" and Old High German hiltja meaning "battle".

Aiting f Chinese
From 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 Mythology
Derived 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"... [more]

Aitisha f English (Rare), African American (Rare)

Aitla f Medieval French
A 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.

Aitmukhamet m Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aitmukhambet.

Aitne f Greek Mythology
In 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.

Aito m & f Japanese
Means "affection" in Japanese.

Aito m Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish aito meaning "true, authentic".

Aitoarii m Tahitian
From the Tahitian aito meaning "warrior" and ari'i meaning "noble".

Aitolkyn f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айтолқын (see Aytolkyn).

Aiton m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Anthony.

Aitong m & f Kikuyu
Means "darling child" in Kikuyu.

Aitonui m Tahitian
From the Tahitian aito meaning "warrior" and nui, an archaic term meaning "big".

Aitòre m Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Adjutor.

Aitthichai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิชัย (see Itthichai).

Aitthikon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิกร (see Itthikon).

Aitthikorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิกร (see Itthikon).

Aitthiphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aitthiphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aitthipol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aitthipon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aittikon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิกร (see Itthikon).

Aittikorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิกร (see Itthikon).

Aittiphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aittiphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aittipol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aittipon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อิทธิพล (see Itthiphon).

Aitulagi f Samoan
Means "spirit of heaven" in Samoan.

Aitxiber f Basque
Pet form of Aitziber.

Aitza f Basque (Rare)

Aitzi f Basque
Diminutive of Aitziber.

Aitziber f Basque

Aitzol m Basque
Used 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 Choctaw
Famous bearer, Isabella Aiukli Cornell (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) is an activist for indigenous women.

Aiulf m Lombardic, Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
A Germanic name formed from the name elements agin "edge (of a sword)" and wolf "wolf" (see Aginulf).... [more]

Aiuri f & m Basque (Modern)
From Basque ainuria or aiuria meaning "howl".

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 Latvian
Of 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.

Aivah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ava 1.

Àivara f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Barbara.

Aivara f Sardinian
Variant spelling of Àivara.

Aivaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of the Scandinavian name Ivar, which is ultimately derived from the Old Norse name Ívarr (see Ivor).

Aivaron f English (Japanized)
Form of Ava

Aive f Estonian
Feminine form of Aivar.

Aiveen f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Aoibheann, Aoibhín or feminine Éimhín.

Aiver m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Aivar.

Aivi f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Aive.

Aivija f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Aiva.

Aivis m Latvian
Of unknown origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Aivars and a masculine form of Aiva.

Aivita f Latvian
Variant of Aiva.

Aivlys f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Sylvia spelled backwards.

Aivo m Estonian
Originally a short form of Aivar, now used as a given name in its own right.

Aivy f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ivy.

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 Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern".

Aiwen f Chinese
From 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 Literature
Another 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".

Àïxa f Catalan, Medieval Catalan
Catalan variant of the arabic name Aisha, which means "alive" or "she who lives".

Aixa f Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Aisha.

Aixi f Chinese
From 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".... [more]

Aixia f Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From the Chinese 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "lush, affable, friendly" and 肖 (xiào) meaning "look like, be like".

Aixin f Chinese
From 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 History
Chinese 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 Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious".

Aixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Aixun f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for".

Aiy m Siberian Mythology
Variant of Aiyy.

Aiya f Kazakh

Aiya f Japanese
From 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 Japanese
From 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"... [more]

Aiyan f Chinese
From 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.

Aiyana f African American
Variant of Ayanna.

Aiyanah f Obscure
Variant of Ayanna.

Aiyanna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Ayanna.

Aiyannah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aiyana.

Aiydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aiyden m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aiye f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious", "firelight, flame".

Aiying f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful" and 萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".

Aiyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Isla.

Aiym f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Айым (see Ayym)

Aiyo f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 代 (yo) "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aiyoko f Japanese
From 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 Various
Variant transcription of عائشة (Arabic), عائشہ (Urdu), and Айша (Kazakh) (see Aisha).

Aiy Siene m Yakut (Rare)
Means "descendant of Aiyy", referring to the Aiyy deities in Yakut mythology.

Aiyu f Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From 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".

Aiyun f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Ai 2 and Yun

Aiyvaugh f English (American)
Variant of "Ava".

Aiyy m Siberian Mythology
From 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 Basque, Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Aizo.

Aiza f Chechen
Variant transcription of Ayza.

Aiza f Japanese
From 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... [more]

Aizada f Kazakh
From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".

Aizan f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ai 2 and Zan.

Aizane f Basque (Modern)
Elaboration of Aiza.

Aizat f & m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar
Derived 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 Malay
Probably from Arabic عايز (ʿāyiz) meaning "want, need".

Aizatullah m Kazakh
Translates 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)".

Aizel f Filipino

Aizen m & f Japanese
The 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.”... [more]

Aizeti f Basque, Medieval Basque
Old Basque name of unknown meaning, first recorded in Navarre in 1141.

Aizhana f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Variant of Aizhan.

Aizhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Aizheng m & f Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.