Submitted Names Starting with A

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Älg m Swedish (Rare)
Means "moose" in Swedish.
Algaĝix̂ m Aleut
Meaning "has mammals".
Algas m Aleut
Meaning mammal, variant of Algax̂.
Algaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing".
Algaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algaudas.
Algaut m Norse Mythology
Algaut was a Geatish king who ruled West Götaland according to the Heimskringla. Snorri Sturluson relates that he was burnt to death by his son-in-law, the Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler.
Algax̂ m Aleut
Meaning mammal.
Algė f Lithuanian
Short form of names beginning with the element Al-, like Algirdė. This name is also considered a feminine form of Algis.
Algeard m Medieval English
From either of the Old English names Ælfgeard or Æthelgeard. The former name was composed of the Old English elements ælf "elf" and geard "protector"; the latter was derived from æðele "noble" and geard.
Algeat m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Old English Ælfgeat or Old Norse Algautr.
Algebeaivi m Sami
Sami combination of alge (unknown Sami element) and Beaivi.
Algedas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one". The second element is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)".
Algedė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algedas.
Algeir m Icelandic
Short form of Aðalgeir.
Álgen f Sami
Variant of Álgen.
Algeneb m & f Astronomy
Variant of Algenib.
Algenib m & f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi in the constellation Pegasus. The name Algenib comes from the Arabic al-janb, meaning “the side.”
Algerd m Belarusian
Belarusian early medieval name, carried by the famous Grand Duke Algerd, died in 1377.... [more]
Algeria f African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country.
Algernae f American (Modern, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Algernon.
Algert m Lithuanian (Americanized)
Americanized version of Algirdas
Algesira f Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the Spanish town Algeciras. which is from the Arabic الجزيرة (al-jazira) meaning "the island".
Algı f Turkish
Means "perception" in Turkish.
Algiane f Obscure
Feminine form of Algis, itself the French form of Adalgis.
Algie m English
Diminutive of Algernon.
Algieba m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al-Jabhah, meaning "the forehead". This is the traditional name of the star Gamma Leonis in the constellation Leo.
Algimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algimantas.
Algina f Lithuanian
Derived from alei vienas "everyone" and ginti "to defend; to protect".
Alginta f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algintas.
Algintas m Lithuanian
Means "to defend everything", derived from Lithuanian al meaning "everything, every last one" combined with Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect".
Algintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algintas.
Algirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algirdas.
Aļģis m Latvian
Latvian form of Algis.
Algisa f Italian
Contracted form of Adalgisa.
Algita f Lithuanian
Feminine short form of names beginning with the element Al-, this is a derivation of Algė. It can also be considered a feminine form of Algis.
Algjebbah m Astronomy
The name of a star in Orion, also called Ensis.
Algminas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian alga meaning "salary, wage, pay" as well as "reward". The second element is derived from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Algminė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algminas.
Algo m Estonian
Estonian form of Algot.
Algol m Astronomy (Rare, Archaic)
Name of a star in the constellation Perseus. Derived from Arabic, meaning "Head of the Ghoul", direct translation in English is "Demon Star"
Algorab m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Delta Corvi in the constellation Corvus. It bore the traditional name Algorab derived from Arabic الغراب al-ghuraab, meaning "the crow".
Alguasega m Guanche
Borne by a 26-year-old Guanche man sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
Algvilas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from Lithuanian alga meaning "salary, wage, pay" as well as "reward". The second element is derived from Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).
Algvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Algvilas.
Algy m English
Diminutive of Algernon, used in the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
Algyr m Yakut
Means "tenacious, capable, person with great erudition".
Algys m Yakut
Variant of Algiy.
Alhajiahmad m Western African (Modern)
Combination of Alhaji meaning "the pilgrim" with Ahmad meaning "most commendable, most praiseworthy".
Alhamdulillah m Pashto (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
From the Arabic phrase الحمد لله (al-hamdu li-llahi) meaning "praise be to Allah".
Alhaud m Astronomy
According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al-Haud were the title for seven stars : f as Alhaud I, τ as Alhaud II, e as Alhaud III, h as Alhaud IV, this star (θ) as Alhaud V, υ as Alhaud VI and φ as Alhaud VII .
Alheit f Low German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic short form of Adelheid, in use between the 1400s and 1800s.
Alhelí f Spanish (Mexican)
Means "wallflower" in Spanish, a word of Arabic origin.
Alhena f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الهنعه (al-Han'āh) "sign (on the neck of a camel)", this is the name of the third-brightest star in the constellation of Gemini.
Alheri f & m Dagbani
Means "gift" or "kindness" in Dagbani.
Alhet f Low German, German (Archaic)
Low German short form of Adelheid.
Alhric m American (South)
Phonetic variant of Ulrich and Ulrik.
Al-husayn m Arabic
Means "the beautiful". Laqab of Husayn. This was the personal name of Avicenna, a famous physician in the medieval Islamic world.
Äli m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Ali 1.
Äliä f Tatar, Bashkir
Possible variation of the Arabic Aliyah 1 or Alya 1.
Alia f Hebrew
Heaven
Aliaa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Alya 1 chiefly used in Egypt.
Əliabbas m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and Abbas.
Aliah m English
Variant of Aaliyah.
Aliakber m Azerbaijani
Combination of Ali 1 and Akber.
Aliaksiej m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aleksey.
Älian m German
German form of Aelian.
Alian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Chinese form of Arian or Aryan or a combination of the names Ah, Li 1 and An 1.
Aliana f English (Modern)
Variant of Alyona or Eliana 1 or possibly a combination of Ali 2 and Ana.
Aliana f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Arianna.
Aliane f English
Variant of Eliane.... [more]
Alianna f English
Variant of Aliana.
Alianne f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
In the Netherlands, this given name is usually a combination of the names Alie (which is usually a short form of Alida) and Anne 1.... [more]
Aliaricus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and rīks "ruler, king".
Alias m English (Modern)
Variant of Elias. It coincides with the English alias meaning "a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name".
Alias m Malay
Malay form of Ilyas (see Elijah).
Aliasaf m Turkish
Combination of the names Ali 1 and Asaf.
Aliaskhab m Avar (Russified)
From the name Ali 1 combined with Arabic أصحاب (ashab) meaning "companions, friends, owners, possessors", the plural of صاحب (sahib).
Aliaucina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Alevtina.
Aliaume m French
French form of Adalhelm. Previously a name that had gone out of fashion after the Middle Ages, but it has enjoyed a modest revival in France since the late '80s (which reached its peak in 1996).
Aliaune m Western African (Rare)
The first of the given names of the musician known as Akon (1973-).
Aliazar m Judeo-Provençal
Judeo-Provençal form of Eleazar.
Əlibala m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and Azerbaijani bala meaning "child".
Əlibəy m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and Azerbaijani bəy meaning "gentleman, mister; lord, master".
Alibek m Kazakh, Uzbek, Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian
Combination of Ali 1 and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Alibel m Arthurian Cycle
A strong knight who served King Claudas of Gaul, fighting in Claudas’ war against Arthur. His brothers were Brumand (Brumant), Canart, and Cadant.
Alibertu m Corsican
Corsican form of Albert.
Alibertus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic aljaz "other, else; foreign" and berhtaz "bright". Alternately, the first element could derive from allaz "all; whole, entire"... [more]
Alibi m Kazakh
From the given name Ali 1 combined with a form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" (see Alibek).
Alibina f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Albina.
Aliç f Gascon, Lengadocian
Gascon and Languedocian form of Alix.
Aliça f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Alice.
Alican m Turkish
Combination of Ali 1 and Can.
Alicebeth f English
Combination of Alice and Beth, modeled on Elizabeth.
Alicen f English (Modern)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alice.
Alicent f Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television series "House of the Dragon". In the series, Alicent Hightower is the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and a member of the royal court of Westeros under King Viserys Targaryen.
Alicie f Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Late medieval English variant of Alicia and Brazilian variant of Alícia.
Alicija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Alice.
Alicinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Alice.
Alicita f Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Alicia (Spanish) or Alícia (Portuguese).
Aliciya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alicjô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Alice.
Alick m Scottish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ailig.
Alička f Czech
Diminutive of Alice.
Alicka f Slovak
Diminutive of Alica, not used as a given name in its own right.
Alickina f Scottish
Feminine form of Alick.
Alico m Esperanto
Esperanto masculine form of Alice.
Alicya f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alicyn f English (American)
Variant of Allison, likely influenced by the spelling of Alice.
Alída f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Alida.
Alīda f Latvian
Latvian form of Alida.
Alidea f Italian
Elaboration of Alida and Alide.
Aliden f Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Alijt.
Alidoor m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish form of Alidor. A known bearer of this name was the Belgian politician Alidoor De Keyser (1920-2012).
Alidor m French (Rare)
An old and obscure French given name of unknown meaning, which may possibly ultimately be of Occitan origin (compare Aliénor) or even Basque origin. It seems that it was mostly used in the 19th century, not just in France but also in (the French-speaking part of) Belgium and the Canadian province Quebec... [more]
Alidora f Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Alidoro.
Alidoro m Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan cognate of Eliodoro.
Alie f & m Dutch, English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Al, most typically Alida.... [more]
Alie f Albanian
Variant of Alije.
Alie f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Aliyah 1.
Alie m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Ali 1.
Alieda f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Alida.
Alief m Indonesian
Variant of Alif.
Alieke f Dutch
Diminutive form of Alie, seeing as the name contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Aliel m Biblical Greek
In the Septuagint, this name is used instead of Eliel in chapter 11 of 1 Chronicles.
Alien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch phonetical spelling of the French name Aline. The name also occurs as a short form of the related name Alina, in which case it is used strictly informally (i.e. not as an official name on birth certificates).... [more]
Aliena f Theatre, Literature
Means "stranger" in Latin. This was the false identity of Celia in Shakespeare's play 'As You Like It' (1599) when she goes into hiding in the forest of Arden, presumably a pun on the word alias... [more]
Aliena f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Alena 2.
Aliennor f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eleanor.
Aliènor f Catalan
Catalan form of Aliénor.
Alienor f Occitan
Variant of Aliénor.
Alienordis f Medieval French (Latinized), Medieval Occitan (Latinized)
Medieval Latin form of Eleanor, recorded in France.
Alienore f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.
Aliese f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Alice or possibly Elise (See also Alesia).
Aliesha f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aliete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian borrowing of Aliette.
Aliëtte f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Aliette. However, it should be noted that in the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the Dutch feminine given name Alie with the French diminutive suffix -ette... [more]
Aliette f French, French (Belgian)
French variant of Éliette. This name is borne by Aliette de Bodard (1982-), a science-fiction and fantasy writer.
Əlif m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Alif.
Alif m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Azerbaijani
Means "friend, companion, intimate, tame" in Arabic. This can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əlif.
Alifa f Arabic
Means "kind, compassionate, friendly".
Alifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare. It was borne by a victim of the American Hatfield–McCoy feud: Alifair McCoy (1858-1888), daughter of feud patriarch Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
Aliff m Malay
Malay variant of Alif.
Alifiya f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine form of Alif.
Alifonsa f Aragonese
Feminine form of Alifonso.
Alifonso m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Alfonso.
Alighiero m Italian
Derived from the Old High German “adal” (meaning “noble”) and “gēr” (meaning “spear”) with -ero as the suffix.
Aligi m Italian, Italian (Tuscan)
Short form of Fiordiligi as well as Tuscan form of Aloisio.
Alignak m Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Alignak is a lunar deity and god of weather, water, tides, eclipses and earthquakes.
Aligoĸ m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aligoq.
Aligoq m Greenlandic
Means "mountain crystal, quartz" in Greenlandic, referring to a type of rock used as raw material for stone tools in traditional Greenlandic society.
Alih m Filipino, Tausug, Indonesian
Tausug and Indonesian form of Ali 1.
Älihan m Kazakh
Alternate transcrpition of Әлихан (see Alikhan)
Alihanru m Quechua
Quechua form of Alexander.
Ali'i f & m Hawaiian
Means "chief, royal" in Hawaiian.
Aliiaha f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Aaliyah.
Aliide f Estonian
Variant of Alide.
Aliʻikoa m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "brave king" or "warrior king," from aliʻi meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander" and koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
Ali'iloa m Hawaiian
Said to mean both "distant chief" and "high chief" in Hawaiian.
Aliina f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish form and Estonian variant of Alina.
Aliinná f Sami
Sami form of Alina.
Aliis f Estonian
Variant of Aliise.
Aliise f Estonian
Estonian form of Alice.
Aliissá f Sami
Sami form of Alisa.
Alijana f Slovene
Elaboration of Alja via the variant Alija.
Alijda f Dutch
Variant spelling of Aleida.
Alije f Albanian
Feminine form of Ali 1.
Alijon m Tajik, Uzbek
Combination of the given name Ali 1 and Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being, spirit".
Âlik m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Aalik, using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.
Alik m Armenian
Armenian diminutive of Aleksandr.
Alik f Kurdish
Means "starling" in Kurdish.
Alika m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alex.
Alika f English, Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Greenlandic
Low German variant of Aleka, as well as a Greenlandic name of unknown meaning.
Alika f Nigerian
Means “most beautiful” in Nigerian.
Alikah f Hawaiian
Decent, fine, kind-natured, truthful, most beautiful
Alîkar m Kurdish
Means "assistant, helper" in Kurdish.
Alikber m Tatar
Combination of Ali 1 meaning 'high, supreme' and the word akbar meaning 'greatest, biggest'.
Alike f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Alieke.
Alike f Greek
Alternate transcription of Aliki.
Alikia f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alicia.
Alikram m Talysh
Talysh Form of Alikhan.
Aliksandr m Russian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aleksandr.
Âlikse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alex.
Aliksey m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Aleksey.
Alikto f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Alecto.
Alikya f Bette
Means "sugar cane" in Bette Obudu.
Alilat f Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of Allat. The Arabian mother goddess.
Alile f Yao
Means "she weeps" in Yao.
Alim f & m Mongolian
Means "apple" or "pear" in Mongolian.
Alimah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Alim.
Əlimərdan m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and Mərdan
Alimat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Alima.
Alimata f Western African
Form of Alima used in western Africa.
Alimazi f Amharic
Means "diamond" in Amharic.
Alimbeg m Ossetian
Combination of Alim and the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".
Alimcan m Tatar
Derived from Arabic Alim and Turkish Can.
Alime f Crimean Tatar
Means "knowledgeable, learned" from Arabic عَلِمَ (ʿalima) meaning "to know, to have knowledge, to be informed" (see Alim).
Alimin m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic عالمين ('alimin) meaning "knowers", the plural of عالم ('alim) meaning "scholar, knowledgable person".
Älimjan m Kazakh, Persian, Uyghur
Combination of the Islamic name Alim, meaning "scholar", and the Kazakh and Persian word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear".
Alimkhan m Kazakh, Chechen, Dagestani
From Arabic عليم meaning "learned, expert, scholar" and the tital khan meaning "king, ruler"
Alimpije m Serbian (Rare, Archaic)
Serbian masculine form of Olympia.
Alimpiy m Russian
Russian form of Alypius.
Alimpiya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Olympia.
Alimsultan m Kumyk, Chechen
Combination of Alim and Sultan.
Alimzhan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Arabic عليم (alim) meaning "learned, expert, scholar" combined with Kazakh/Kyrgyz жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
A-lin f Chinese
Nickname for 黄丽玪 (huáng lì lín), 黄 meaning yellow, 丽 meaning beauty and 玪 meaning tinkling, A-Lin is also a stage name of a talented Chinese songstress.
Alin m Siberian, Chinese, Manchu
Means "mountain" in Manchu.
Alin f Armenian
Means "bearer of light" in Armenian.
Alin f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern name, inspired from the French name Aline.
Aliña f & m Aymara
Means "grow" in Aymara.
Alina f Scottish
Feminine form of Alistair.
Alina f Chinese
Combination of Ah , Li 1 and Na.
Alina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Arlene.
Alina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Aline.
Alina f Medieval English
Diminutive of Alice.
Alinä f Tatar
Tatar form of Alina.
Alinda f Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian, Gascon
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Hungarian contracted form of Adelinda and Gascon contracted form of Aidelina.
Alinde f Swedish
Variant of Alinda.
Alines f Indigenous Taiwanese, Atayal
Best known as the Atayal name of Taiwanese actress Jane Huang.
Alini f Brazilian
Brazilian phonetic variant of Aline.
Alinka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Alina, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right.