Submitted Names Starting with A

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Akrivi f Greek
Means "expensive" and "precise" in Greek. Akrive was the name of a 4th-century Eastern Orthodox martyr, one of 40 holy virgins who were martyred with the deacon Ammon (or Ammoun) in Thrace.
Akron m English
An English place name, from a Greek word meaning "an elevation" or "point."
Akroora m Sanskrit
From Sanskrit अक्रूर (akrūra) meaning "not cruel, gentle". Akroora (Akrura) was a chief of the ancient Yadava people of India.
Akrun m Khmer
Means "dawn, morning sun" in Khmer.
Aksa f & m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic أقصى (see Aqsa), as well as the Indonesian (strictly masculine) form.
Aksal m Faroese
Faroese variant of Aksel.
Aksaule f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and сәуле (saule) meaning "ray, sunbeam". This is also the Kazakh word for ageratum, a genus of flowers.
Akṣayamati m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit अक्षयमति (see Akshayamati).
Áksel m Sami
Sami form of Axel.
Aksel m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ak "white; clear; pure" and sel "flood; whitewater; torrent".
Aksel m Estonian
Estonian form of Axel.
Akseliane f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Aksel recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Akselis m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Axel.
Aksella f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aksel.
Aksels m Latvian
Latvian form of Axel.
Aksenia f Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Ukrainian cognate of Aksinya and Bulgarian variant of Axenia.
Aksentije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Auxentius.
Akshadha f Indian
Means "God's blessings".
Akshaj m Sanskrit
Means "born with knowledge" in Sanskrit.
Akshar m Indian
Masculine form of Akshara.
Akshat m Indian, Hindi
Masculine form of Akshata.
Akshata f Indian
Means "virgin, whole, uninjured" in Sanskrit. A known bearer of this name is Akshata Murty (1980-), the wife of the former British prime minister Rishi Sunak.
Akshaya f & m Indian, Tamil, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya) meaning "eternal, imperishable" (literally "not decaying"). As a Tamil name, it is solely feminine, while it is masculine in Odia usage.
Akshayamati m Buddhism
Means "indestructible mind" or "inexhaustible awareness" from Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya) meaning "undecaying, imperishable" and मति (mati) meaning "mind, thought"... [more]
Akshaye m Indian, Hindi
Variant of Akshay.
Akshit m Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit अक्षित (akshita) meaning "imperishable, everlasting".
Akshita f Indian, Hindi
Feminine form of Akshit.
Akshith m Indian, Telugu
Derived from Sanskrit अक्षित (akśita) meaning "undying, immortal".
Akshiti f Sanskrit, Indian, Marathi, Hinduism, Hindi
Means "imperishableness; imperishable" in Sanskrit, Hindi and Marathi.
Akshobhya m Buddhism
Means "immovable" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a buddha who represents consciousness and reflection in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
Aksil m Berber, Northern African, History
Means "cheetah" or "leopard" in Shawiya Tamazight. This was the real name of Kusaila (كسيلة), a 7th-century Berber king.
Aksile m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Aksel.
Aksili m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aksile.
Aksoltan f Turkmen (Rare)
From Turkmen ak meaning "white" combined with soltan "Sultan".
Aksshay m Indian, Hindi
Variant of Akshay.
Aktaie f Greek Mythology
Means "shore, headland" in Greek. In Greek myth Aktaie was one of the fifty Nereids or goddesses of the sea, particularly responsible for the seashore.
Aktar m & f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali আখতার (see Akhtar).
Aktavi m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Octavius.
Aktaviya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Octavia.
Akteono m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Actaeon.
Aktey m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Actaeus.
Aktoris f Greek Mythology
Possibly a feminine form of Aktor. This is the name of a handmaid of Penelope in Homer's epic the Odyssey.
Aktsiabryna f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Oktyabrina.
Aktuygun f Kyrgyz
Means "white hawk" in Kyrgyz.
Aku m Igbo
Means "wealth" in Igbo.
Akú f Akan
Means "Wednesday" in Akan.
Akúá f Akan
Variant of Akua.
Akua f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "water", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the Latin word aqua or from Japanese 藍 (a) meaning "indigo", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]
Ákue m Greenlandic
Greenlandic short form of Aquila.
Akue f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ākuhata m & f Maori
Maori form of August, Augustus or Augusta.
Akuji m Popular Culture
The title character in the 1999 video game Akuji the Heartless. It means 'Dead and Awake', and in the Kanji formate can quite literally be translated as 'Bad Deed'.
Akuliina f Finnish
Finnish form of Aquilina.
Akulluana f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Akuvdluana.
Ãkuluk f & m Greenlandic
Means "sweet little one" in Greenlandic.
Akuluk f Greenlandic
Feminine variant of Ãkuluk.
Akuma f & m Popular Culture
Means "devil" or "demon" in Japanese This is the name of one of the antagonists in the fighting-game series 'Street Fighter'. In the original Japanese game his name is Gouki.
Akumi f Japanese
"The Dark"... [more]
Akunna f Igbo
Means "father's wealth" in Igbo, from aku meaning "property, wealth" and nna meaning "father".
Akurgal m Sumerian
Means "descendant of the great mountain", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒀀 a ("offspring, father"), 𒆳 kur ("mountain, highland"), and 𒃲 gal ("large, mighty, great")... [more]
Akuru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 渥 (aku) meaning "kindness, moisten", 開 (aku) meaning "open, unfold, unseal", 空 (aku) meaning "sky", 曙 (akuru) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 蒼 (a) meaning "blue" or 明 (akuru, a) meaning "bright, light", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (ku) meaning "sky" or 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 来 (ru) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli"... [more]
Akuvdluana f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Akuwueziuka f & m Igbo
Means "prosperity is a good talk" in Igbo.
Akvelīna f Latvian
Possibly a Latvian form of Aquilina (cf. Akvilina, Akilina). This is borne by Latvian actress Akvelīna Līvmane (1951-).
Akvila f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Aquila.
Akvilas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian masculine form of Aquila.
Akviliina f Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish form of Aquilina.
Akvilina f Georgian (Rare), Lithuanian, Finnish (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Georgian, Lithuanian, Finnish and Serbian form of Aquilina.
Akvilūnė f Lithuanian
Variant form of Akvilė.
Akwa m Efik, Ibibio
Means "elder, senior" in Efik and Ibibio.
Akwaowo m Ibibio
Means "great man" in Ibibio.
Akwasi m Akan
variant of Kwasi
Ákwènábuoyè f Bette
Means "she's not discouraged" in Bette Obudu.
Akwenye m Ovambo
Means "spring (season)" in Ovambo.
Akwete f Western African
Means "eldest of twins" in Ga.
Akwilin m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Aquilino.
Akwilina f Polish
Polish form of Aquilina.
Akwiraron m Mohawk
Notable bearer is child actor Akwiraron Louis Beauvais.
Akwokwo f African
Means "younger of twins" in Ga.
Akxel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the Social Security Administration, Akxel was given to 6 boys in 2012.
Akycha m Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Akycha is a solar deity worshipped in Alaska.
Akyıldız f & m Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word ak meaning "white" and yıldız meaning "star".
Akyla f Arabic
Variant of Akilah.
Akylai f Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz акыл (akyl) meaning "mind, intellect, reason" and ай (ay) meaning "moon". and In the Kyrgyz poem the Epic of Manas, Akylai is one of the two wives of the hero Manas.
Akylay f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Akylai.
Akylbek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz акыл (akyl) or Kazakh ақыл (aqyl) meaning "mind, intellect, reason" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Akyra f African American
Combination of the prefix a- with Kyra.
Akzhan f & m Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Akzhol m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh ақ (aq) or Kyrgyz ак (ak) both meaning "white" and Kazakh and Kyrgyz жол (zhol) meaning "way, road, path".
Akzhurek m & f Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and жүрек (zhurek) meaning "heart".
Əla f Azerbaijani
Means "excellent, splendid" in Azerbaijani.
Ala f Kurdish
Means "flag" in Kurdish.
Ala f Polish, Kashubian
Polish diminutive of Alicja and Alina and Kashubian diminutive of Alicjô and Alojza.
Ala f Hittite Mythology, Luwian Mythology
Ala was a Hittite and Luwian goddess of the wilderness and partner of the god Runtiya. Her name is likely derived from the Luwian adjective ala- "high".
Alaa f Arabic
Means "blessings, favours, benefits" in Arabic.
Əlaəddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ala al-Din.
Ala'a Eddeen m Arabic
Variant transription of Ala al-Din.
Alaaeldin m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Ala al-Din.
Alaaleh f Persian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Alaleh.
Alaapıya f Yakut
Yakut form of Agafya.
Alaappaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Alãpât.
Alaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Alâĸ.
Alaas m Yakut
Means "large field" in Sakha.
Alab m Filipino
Means "blaze" in Tagalog.
Alaba f Medieval Basque
Means "daughter" in Medieval Basque. It was documented from the 12th century onwards.
Alabald m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave."
Alabama f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the American state (see Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [more]
Alabandus m Greek Mythology
Means "horse victory". From the Carian ala 'horse' and banda 'victory'. In Greek mythology he was a Carian hero, son of Euippus and the naiad Callirrhoe, and through Callihrrhoe the grandson of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys... [more]
Alabert m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."
Alabhaois m Irish
Irish form of Aloysius.
Alabi m & f Yoruba
Means "born of the white cloth, born of purity" in Yoruba, from ala "white cloth, purity" and "to give birth, be born".
Alabrah m Ijaw
Means "how long" in Ijaw.
Alacan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ala "flag" and can "life".
Alacer m Judeo-Provençal
Judeo-Provençal form of Eliezer.
Alacoque f Irish (Rare)
From the French surname Alacoque. Its popularity as a name, especially among Catholics, is likely due to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, V.H.M., a French Roman Catholic nun and mystic, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
Alad m Filipino
"a fence" from Filipino dialect Ilocano.... [more]
Aladár m Hungarian
Hungarian form of either Aldric or Aldemar.
Aladar m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Aladár.
Ələddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ala al-Din.
Aladegbuji m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "royalty has accepted shade" in Yoruba.
Aladeinyefa f & m Ijaw
Means "nothing is superior to royalty" in Ijaw.
Aladejana m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty has found the right path" in Yoruba.
Aladelusi m & f Yoruba
Means "the king has prestige" in Yoruba.
Alademomi m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty knows me" in Yoruba.
Aladesanmi m Yoruba
Means "royalty befits me" in Yoruba.
Aladfar f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al-’uz̧fur, meaning "the talons of the swooping eagle". This is the traditional name of the star Eta Lyrae in the constellation Lyra.
Aladim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aladdin.
Aladin m Arabic, Maguindanao, Indonesian, Bosnian
Alternate transcription of Arabic علاء الدين (see Ala al-Din), as well as the Maguindanao, Indonesian and Bosnian form.
Aladina f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Aladdin.
Aladine m Arthurian Cycle
Aladine is Priscilla's lover who appears in Book 6, Cantos 2–3. He is wounded by the wicked knight but survives.
Aladino m Italian (Rare), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aladdin.
Aladyn m Polish
Polish form of Aladdin.
Alae m Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic عَلَاء (ʿalāʾ) meaning "exalted, lofty, excellent" (related to Ali 1 and Aali).
Alaeddin m Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Variant transcription or form of Ala ad-Din.
Alaeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Ala al-Din (chiefly Tunisian).
Alægatæ m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a general of the Narts in the Ossetian Nart epic.
Alaere f Ijaw
Means "queen, woman of substance" in Ijaw.
Alaetra f African American
Perhaps an Anglicized variant of Elettra.
Alafare f English (Rare), Romani
Of uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of Alethea (compare Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well)... [more]
Alafia f & m Yoruba
Means "peace" in Yoruba.
Alafrid m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German fridu "peace."
Alagard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Alagast m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."... [more]
Alagbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian алаг (alag) meaning "multicoloured, dappled, patchy, piebald" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Alagchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian алаг (alag) meaning "multicoloured, dappled, patchy, piebald" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Alagern m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic gairns "eager, desiring."
Alagia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Adelagia. The Genoese noblewoman Alàgia dei Fieschi, who Dante praises in his 'Purgatorio' (c.1318), was a niece of Pope Adrian V and the wife of Dante's friend Moroello III Malaspina.
Alagis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
Alagisel m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Alagsantere m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alexander.
Alagund f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German gund "war."
Alahild f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle."
Alahis m Lombardic
The name of a 7th-century Lombard king.
Alaho m Theology
Esperanto form of Allah.
Alahtin f New World Mythology
The name of the Chumash goddess of the moon who also governs over purification, health and menstruation.
Alai m & f Basque
Means "happy, joyful" in Basque.
Alaïda f Gascon
Contracted form of Adelaïda.
Alaíde f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly an invented name based on Adelaide or Anaíde.
Alaídes f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Alaíde.
Alaimo m Medieval Italian
Derived from the surname of the noble family Alaimo, which emigrated from the kingdom of Aragon to the kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century... [more]
Alainah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alaina. 39 girls in the USA were named Alainah in 2011.
Alaine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Alain.
Alaine f Basque
Derived from Basque alai "joyous, happy" and the suffix -ne. This name is borne by Basque writer Alaine Agirre Garmendia (born 11 December 1990 in Bermeo, Bizkaia).
Alainne f Medieval French
Medieval French feminine form of Alain.
Alair m & f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Probably a combination of the elements al- (like in Alaíde) and -ir (like in Ademir, Edir and Lucelir).
Alair f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alair, itself a variant of the French surname Allaire.
Alaís f Provençal
Provençal form of Alaïs.
Alaïs f Occitan, French (Rare)
Contracted form of Azalaïs.
Alaisa f Belarusian
Variant transliteration of Алаіза (see Alaiza).
Alaise f French
Derived from French, this name means "gem".
Alaitz f & m Basque
From the name of a mountain range in Navarre, Spain.
Alaiz m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aloysius.
Alaïza f Belarusian (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of Алаіза (see Alaiza).
Alaiza f Basque
Taken from the name of a Marian church in the greater Álava area.
Alaiza f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aloysia.
Alaizabel f Literature
The Haunting Of Alaizabel Cray (2004) is a Gothic steampunk horror/alternate history novel by Chris Wooding about a young man and an amnesiac girl fighting a cult in an alternate Victorian era London.
Alâĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Alaka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alta.
Alaka'i m Hawaiian
Means "leader" in Hawaiian.
Ələkbər m Azerbaijani
Derived from the Arabic phrase الله أكبر (allahu 'akbar) meaning "God is greater, God is the greatest".
Alake f Yoruba
Means "survived to be cherished" in Yoruba, from "to survive" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".
Alakika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Ardyce.
Alakina f English (British, Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Presumably a variant of the Scottish name Alickina, a feminine form of Alick or Alec (which possibly developed from Ailigean, a diminutive of Ailig, itself a Gaelic rendering of English Alick).
Alaköz f Karachay-Balkar
From Karachay-Balkar ала (ala) meaning "light" and кёз (köz) meaning "eye".
Alaksandr m Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Belarusian Аляксандр (see Aliaksandr).
Alaksandra f Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Belarusian Аляксандра (see Aliaksandra).
Alaksandu m Hittite (Archaic)
Ancient Hittite form of Alexandros (see Alexander). This was the name of a Wilusan king who signed a treaty with the Hittite kings Muwatalli II and Mursuli II.
Alakshmi f Indian (Rare), Hinduism
The name of the older sister of Lakshmi and the Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is sometimes viewed, according to one source, as another avatar of a form of the goddess Kali... [more]
Alākšu-lūmur f Babylonian
Means "may I see his path", deriving from the Akkadian element alaktu ("the route,the journey (of gods, of people)").
Alal f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish al meaning "banner, flag".
Al-'ala' m Arabic
Means "the exalted". Laqab of Ala 1. This was the personal name of Abu Sa'd al-'Ala' ibn Sahl (c. 940–1000), a Muslim mathematician, physicist and optics engineer... [more]
Alala f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλαλή (alalē) meaning "war-cry, battle-cry". This onomatopoeic name belonged to the female personification of the war-cry in Greek mythology. She was an attendant of the war god Ares, whose war-cry was her name: Alale alala.
Alalcomeneïs f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Probably means "the Protectress, the Defender" from the Greek verb ἀλαλκεῖν (alalkein) "to ward, to keep off". This was an epithet of the goddess Athena as guardian of Boeotia... [more]
Alalcomenes m Greek Mythology
Means "guardian" in Greek.
Alale m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Georgian adjective ალალი (alali) meaning "honest, truthful, upright". It ultimately comes from Arabic حلال (halal) meaning "allowed, permitted" as well as "lawful, legal, legitimate".
Alale f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آلاله (see Alaleh).
al-Aleem m & f Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"The All-Knowing One", "The Knowledgable One"... [more]
Alaleh f Persian
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Persian.
Alam m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "world, universe" in Arabic.
Alamak m Astronomy
Variant of Almach.
Alam al-Din m Arabic
Means "mark of the religion" from Arabic علم ('alam) meaning "sign, mark, flag, banner" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Alaman m Germanic, Gascon (Archaic)
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from man "man."
Alamana f Medieval Basque, Gascon
Medieval Basque and Gascon feminine form of Alaman.
Alamana m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Armand.
Alamanda f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Derived from Latin Alemannia "Germany".
Alamar m Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian), American (Hispanic)
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German mâri "famous."
Alame m Amharic
Means "my world" in Amharic.
Alamea f Hawaiian (Rare)
From Hawaiian ʻalamea meaning "precious".
Alamgir m Bengali, Urdu
From Persian عالمگیر‎ (alamgir) meaning "conqueror of the world", derived from Arabic عالم (ʿālam) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian گیر (gīr) meaning "catch, seize, conquer"... [more]
Al-Amin m Arabic, Bengali
Means "the truthful", derived from Arabic أمين (amin).
Alamina f Romani
Most likely a corruption of Wilhelmina.
Alamon m Tagalog, Cebuano, Filipino
From the Tagalog word alam (ultimately from Arabic عَالَم‎ ālam) meaning "knowledge, learning, wisdom, understanding".
Alamsyah m Indonesian
From Arabic عالم ('alam) meaning "world, universe" and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".
Alamund m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German mund "protection."
Alamut m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Gothic môds (mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."
Alán m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Alan.
Alan f & m Chinese
Combination of Ah and Lan 1.
Alan m Ossetian
From Alan, the historical name of an Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the Caucasus (commonly referred to as 'Indo-Iranians'). The word itself is derived from Aryan (see Aryan), in turn from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable".
Alanah f English
Variant of Alana.
Alanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alan.
Aland m Swedish (Rare)
Likely a variant of Arland.
Aland m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic)
Dutch and West Frisian contracted form of Adelland. Also compare Eland.... [more]
Alander m American (Rare)
Contracted form of Alexander.
Alandria f English
Contracted form of Alexandria.
Alanette f Medieval Breton
Late medieval Gallicized Breton feminine form of Alan by way of combining it with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.
Alang m Hmong (Archaic)
Means "emperor" in Hmong.
Alang m & f Malay
Means "third-born" in Malay.
'Alani f Hawaiian
Meaning 'orange tree' or 'orange fruit.'
Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]
Alanni f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alani or a diminutive of a Alannah.
Alano m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Alan.
Alano m Italian
Italian form of Alan.