Submitted Names Starting with A

Anhild f German
Combination of Ana and the name element Hild.

Anhui f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 晖 (huī) meaning "sunshine; light, bright, radiant".

Anhur m Egyptian Mythology
Means "(one who) leads back the distant one" or "sky bearer", derived from jnj "to bring, get, fetch, attain" combined with ḥrt "sky, heavens; distant one". This was the name of a god of war and hunting in Egyptian mythology... [more]

Áni m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ánn.

Ani m Greenlandic
Variant of Ane.

Ani m Efik

Ani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful" in Hawaiian.

Ani f Basque
Variant of Ahuña.

Ani m Ancient Egyptian
Variant form of Ini.

Ani m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialect form of Árni.

Ani m Finnish (Rare)
Variation form of Finnish Ana.

Ani m Filipino
Diminutive of Bayani.

Ania f Asturian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ania, likely influenced by the name Anya.

Ania m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ane. It also means "her older brother" in Greenlandic, derived from Ane with -a, the Greenlandic possessive-genitive marker.

Ania f Basque (Modern)
After the name of the hermitage of Ania in Araba, Basque Country.

Ania f Spanish, Welsh (Rare)
Spanish and Welsh borrowing of Anya, also considered a Spanish form of Annia 1. In Spain, this name has sometimes been conflated with Ania 2 and Ania 3.

Anià m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan form of Anianus.

Aniagua f Guanche
Variant of Hañagua.

Aniah f English (Rare)

Aniamaowo f Efik
Means "who likes you" in Efik.

Anian m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Anianus.

Aniana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniano.

Aniano m Galician, Spanish
Spanish and Galician form of Anianus.

Anianus m Late Roman (?)

Aniara f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Literature, Astronomy
From Greek ἀνιαρός (aniarós) meaning "sad, despairing". The name was invented by Swedish author Harry Martinson for the space ship in his poem of science fiction 'Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum' published in 1956... [more]

Aniarael f American (Hispanic)

Anias m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anius.

Anibal m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Variant of Hannibal.

Anibesa m Amharic (Modern)
Variant of Anbesa.

Anica f Romanian
Romanian form of Annika.

Anica f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Anice.

Anice f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)

Anicée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)

Anicét m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Anicetus.

Anicéta f Hungarian
Feminine form of Anicét.

Anicetta f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniceto.

Anicette f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Anicet.

Anicetu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Aniceto.

Anich m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Malayalam, Gujarati
DEVANAGARI SCRIPT : अनीच... [more]

Anicha f Indian
Feminine form of Anich.

Anicha f Danish (Americanized, Modern, Rare), Swedish (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Annika.

Anichit m History (Ecclesiastical)

Anichka f Russian
Diminutive of Anna.

Anicho m Old High German
Old High German diminutive of Ano meaning "ancestor, father".

Anicia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Anicius. The most well-known bearer of this name was Anicia Juliana, the daughter of Western Roman Emperor Olybrius.

Anicius m Ancient Roman
Derived from a Roman nomen gentile of uncertain origin. This name was borne by several ancient Romans.

Anick f French (Quebec)
Variant of Annick.

Anička f Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Anna.

Anicuța f Romanian
Diminutive of Anica.

Anid m Bosnian (Rare)

Anida f Bosnian
Feminine form of Anid.

Anidori f Literature
From Shannon Hale's novel, The Goose Girl, a retelling of the Grimms' fairytale. The princess Anidori Kiladra Talianna Isilee's lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during the princess's journey to be married in a foreign land... [more]

Anie f English
Variant of Annie.

Aniebietabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "Who is like god?" in Ibibio.

Aniefiok m & f Nigerian, Ibibio
Means "who knows tomorrow?" in Ibibio.

Aniek f Dutch
Dutch form of Anique - otherwise a short form of Annika or Annemiek.

Aniekan m & f Efik
Diminutive of Aniekanabasi.

Aniekanabasi m & f Western African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "who is greater than God?" in Ibibio and Efik.

Aniekpeno m & f Ibibio
Means "Who would have given me?" in Ibibio.

Aniël m Dutch
Dutch form of Aniel.

Aniel m Biblical Greek, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), English (Rare), French (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Greek form of Hanniel and its variant Haniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Aniel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
known as Hananel, Anael, Hanael or Aniel, is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach... [more]

Aniela f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Aniel and the meaning of the name is "God is my grace" .

Anielcia f Polish
Diminutive of Aniela.

Aniele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Apparently a variant of Aniela.

Aniella f Hungarian, Neapolitan
Variant of Agnella.

Anielle f French (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Aniel.

Aniensis f Ancient Roman

Anier m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Anies m & f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anis, also used as a feminine name.

Aniet f Dutch
Short form of Anita 1.... [more]

Anietie m Efik
Means "who could you compare to God?" in Efik.

Anietra f English (Rare)
Variant of Anitra.

Anife f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Anisa.

Anifer f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Ani 1 and Fer (a short form of Fernanda)... [more]

Anig f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Annaig.

Anigol m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Anigol is the Ossetian god of bees and the patron of beekeeping. He protects beehives from animals, thieves, and the evil eye.

Anii m Yakut

Aniita f Finnish
Finnish variant of Anita 1.

Aniitta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Anita 1.

Anijah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Aniyah.

Anije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Annius.

Anijha f African American (Modern), American

Anik m Inuit

Anik f French (Quebec)
Variant of Annick.

Aníka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anika 1.

Anika f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 新 (ni) meaning "new" combined with 歌 (ka) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Anika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Anita 1.

Anikatos m Ancient Greek
Derived from ἀνίκατος (anikatos), which is the Doric Greek form of the adjective ἀνίκητος (aniketos) meaning "unconquered, unconquerable".... [more]

Anike f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Annike.

Anike f Yoruba
Means "had to cherish" in Yoruba, from ní "to have, possess" and kẹ́ "to care for, cherish".

Aniket m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aniketos (see Anicetus).

Aniketh m Telugu
The one who makes the world his home, Lord Shiva, Lord of the world, Spirit of god, one who is present in everything.

Anikey m Russian (Archaic)
Short form of Ioannikiy.

Aniki f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Annikki.

Anikita m Russian
Form of Aniketos/Anicetus.

Anikitos m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Aniketos

Anikka f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), English (American)
Variant of Annika.

Aniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Ana. It is possible that in some cases, the name is also a contracted form of Ananiko, which is a diminutive of Anana and Anano.

Anikushka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Anastas or Anastasiya

Anila f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Anilla.

Anilda f Albanian

Anilla f Medieval English
Contracted form of Anabilla.

Anilla f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Anna, now used as a given name in its own right.

Anilla f Polish, Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Agnes.

Anillia f Medieval French (Latinized), Medieval German (Latinized)
Recorded in Switzerland in the 15th century.

Animaida f Medieval Russian

Animesh m Indian, Bengali, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit अनिमिष (animiṣa) meaning "almighty, unblinking, vigilant". This is an epithet of the Hindu gods Shiva 1 and Vishnu.

Animus m English (Rare)
From the Latin animus meaning "the mind; the rational soul in man, intellect, will, courage, spirit, feeling, passion, pride, wrath, etc., the breath, life, soul". In Jungian psychology the animus is the masculine component of a feminine personality (see: Anima 2).

Anína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Anina.

Anindhita f Indonesian
Indonesian feminine variant of Anindita.

Anindhito m Javanese
Variant of Anindito.

Anindia f & m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anindya.

Anindita f & m Bengali, Indonesian
From Sanskrit अनिन्दित (anindita) meaning "irreproachable, virtuous, blameless", derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and निन्दित (nindita) meaning "blamed, reproached"... [more]

Anindito m Javanese
Javanese form of Anindita.

Anindo f Luo
means that the mother slept a lot during pregnancy

Anindya m & f Bengali, Indonesian
From Sanskrit अनिन्द्य (anindya) meaning "faultless, blameless, immaculate", derived from the negative prefix अ (a) and निन्द्य (nindya) meaning "blameworthy, reprehensible, reproachable"... [more]

Anindyo m Bengali, Javanese
Alternate transcription of Bengali অনিন্দ্য (see Anindya), as well as the Javanese form.

Anine f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Variant of Anina.

Aningaaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Aningâĸ.

Aningâĸ m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "big brother of a girl" in Greenlandic. Aningâĸ is the name of the moon in Greenlandic mythology.

Aningan m Inuit Mythology, Greenlandic
The god of the moon among the Inuit of Greenland. He is called Igaluk by the Inuit of Canada and Alaska.

Anínguaĸ m Greenlandic
Combination of Ane and -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Aninha f Portuguese, Brazilian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Ana.

Aninna f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Anina.

Aninnguaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Anínguaĸ.

Ânio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Annius.

Anio m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Anyo.

Anioł m Polish
Directly taken from Polish anioł "angel", this is name was used early on used as a vernacular form of Angelus.

Anipa f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Hanifa.

Aniq m Arabic
From أنيق (ʾanīq), meaning “stylish” in Arabic

Aniqah f Arabic
Feminine form of Aniq.

Anique f Dutch
French form of Annika, or perhaps a short form of Angelique.

Anir m Indian
Indian meaning "spiritual warrior"

Anir f & m Mongolian
Means "sound, echo" or "news" in Mongolian.

Anir m Berber, Northern African
Means "angel" in Tamazight.

Anira f Indonesian, Malaysian

Anirah f Indonesian, Malay (Rare), Filipino, Maranao
Variant of Anira.

Aniray f African American
Combination of Raymond and Aniko.

Anirban m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit अनिर्वाण (anirvāṇa) meaning "unextinguished".

Anirbhav m Sanskrit
Anir - Means Spiritual Warrior... [more]

Aniri f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Aniriddhi f Hindi
Beautiful fortune

Anirudh m Odia, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu
Variant of Aniruddha.

Anirvan m Indian, Bengali
Variant transcription of Anirban.

Änis m German (Modern, Rare)
Rare transcription of the Arabic name Anis.... [more]

Anis f Romani (Archaic)

Änisä f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Anisa.

Anisah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Maranao
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنيسة (see Anisa), as well as the Malay, Indonesian and Maranao form.

Anisat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Anisa.

Âníse f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aanissi (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography).

Anise f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Anisette f Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Anise.

Anishka f Indian (Rare)

Anísia f Portuguese, History (Ecclesiastical, Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Anysia.

Anisia f History (Ecclesiastical), Romanian (Rare), German (Bessarabian), Various
Form of Anysia in various languages.

Aņisija f Latvian
Variant of Anisija.

Anisija f Macedonian, Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Macedonian, Croatian, Latvian and Lithuanian form of Anysia.

Anísio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Anysius.

Anisio m Galician, Spanish, Italian
Galician form of Anysius.

Anisiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Anysia.

Anisja f Finnish (Archaic), Estonian (Archaic), Polish (Archaic)
Cognate of Anysia.

Anissa f Russian
Variant of Anisya.

Anissa f Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنيسة (see Anisa) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an Indonesian variant of the name.

Anissah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Anisa as well as an Indonesian form.

Anisse m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Rare variant of Anis (chiefly Maghrebi).

Anissza f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Russian Anissa.

Anista f Indian

Anistasia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anastasia. Anistasia was given to 5 girls in 2014 according to the SSA.

Aniston f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Aniston.... [more]

Anistyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniston.

Anisung f & m Dagbani
Means "good intention" in Dagbani.

Anisya f Russian
Russian form of Anisia.

Aníta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anita 1.

Anița f Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ana.

Anitah f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Anita 1 primarily used in Uganda.

Anite f Haitian Creole, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1.

Anitelu m Polynesian
Means "masculine, manly".

Anith f Malaysian (Rare)

Anitha f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Southern Indian form of Anita 2.

Anitha f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1.

Anitka f Polish
Diminutive of Anita 1.

Anito m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Masculine form of Anita 1.

Anitoni m Tongan
Tongan form of Anthony.

Anitra f Theatre, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), English (American)
Coined by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen for a Bedouin princess in his play Peer Gynt (1867). The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1970s when the model Anitra Ford (1942-) appeared on the game show The Price Is Right from 1972 to 1976.

Ânitse f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Anitta f Finnish
Variant of Anita 1.

Anitte f Haitian Creole, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anite.

Anitza f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American diminutive of Ana, using the popular -itza suffix found in Maritza.

Aniuar m Circassian, Karachay-Balkar
Kabardian (East Circassian) and Balkar form of Anwar.

Aniud m Medieval Cornish

Aniula f Polish
Diminutive of Anna.

Anius m Greek Mythology
The son of Apollo and Rhoeo. When Rhoeo became pregnant, her father had her placed in a chest and cast into the sea... [more]

Aniva f Obscure

Anivél m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Anibal.

Anivia f Brazilian (Rare), Obscure
Possibly an invented name based on the Latin word nix, nivis meaning "snow".

Anixe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Anisia.

Anixi m Basque
Basque form of Anysius.

Aniy f Haitian Creole
Maybe another form of Annie or Amy.

Aniyom m & f Efik

Anizeto m History (Ecclesiastical)
Basque form of Anicetus.

Anízia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Anysia.

Anizija f Vlach
Vlach variant of Anisija.

Aníziusz m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Anysius.

Anizja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Anizjusz.

Anjalee f Indian
Variant of Anjali.

Anjam m Muslim, Arabic
Meaning in Arabic is "star, Heavenly bodies"... [more]

Anjaneyulu m Telugu
Derived from आंजनेय (āṃjaneya), a name of Haruman and the Telugu suffix -లు (-lu)

Anjani f & m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian
Variant of Anjana. It is used as a unisex name in India and Nepal while it is solely feminine in Indonesia.

Anjanie f Trinidadian Creole, Dutch (Surinamese)

Anjanique f African American (Rare)
Blend of Anjanette and the suffix que.

Anjannette f African American (Modern)
Variant of Anjanette.

Anjara m & f Malagasy
Means "lot, share" or "destiny" in Malagasy.

Anjarasoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy anjara meaning "lot, share" or "destiny" and soa meaning "good".

Anjarra f Solomon Islands (Modern)

Anjas m Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit अञ्जस् (anjas) meaning "straight, open, true, certain".

Anjay m Sanskrit
Means "unconquerable, unbeatable" in Sanskrit.... [more]

Anje f Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish
Diminutive of An.

Anje m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal version form of Árni.

Anjeanette f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Anjanette influenced by Jeanette.

Anjee f English (Rare)
Form of Angie, influenced by Anjelica

An-jel m & f Korean
Korean version of the name Angel

Anjel f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Angel.

Añjela f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Angela.

Anjela f Bulgarian
Variant of Anzhela.

Anjelee f Obscure

Anjeli f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Anjali.

Anjeliah f Obscure

Anjelina f Ukrainian, English (Rare)
English variant of Angelina and Ukrainian variant transcription of Anzhelina.

Anjeline f Filipino
Variant of Angeline.

Anjelita f Indonesian

Anjella f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Angela. This variant is most popular in Uganda and Malawi.

Anjelo m Filipino

Anjenette f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Anjanette.

Anjeong f Korean
[安】(an) means "peace, quiet" and 【静】(jeong) means "quiet, still, gentle"

Anjes f & m Dutch (Rare), Low German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Anna or Ane 2.

Anjesa f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Anjeza.

Anjette f East Frisian (Rare)
Late 19th-century elaboration of Anje.

Anjeza f Albanian
Albanian form of Agnes.

Anjezë f Albanian
Albanian form of Agnes. A famous bearer is Mother Teresa who was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu.

Anjhula f Hindi
Anjhula Bais is an Indian-American international psychologist, trauma specialist, human rights activist and an international model.

Anji f English, Popular Culture
May also be a variation of Angie.... [more]

Anji f & m Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 紫 (ji) meaning "purple; violet". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Anji f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Nepali, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada
MEANING - blessing, brilliancy, oointment, commander, sender, unctuous

Anjika f Indian (Rare)

Anjila f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anila.

Anjili f Indian (Rare)
Variant of Anjali.

Anjilia f American (Rare)
Apparently a variant of Angelia, perhaps influenced by Jill.

Anjin f Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliant of gems".

Anjing f Chinese
From Chinese, 安（an) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 静（jing) meaning "quiet, gentle, still" or 精 (jing) meaning "essence, spirit" or 晶 (jing) meaning "crystal, clear". Other characters can also be used to form this name.

Anjir f Uzbek
Means "fig" in Uzbek.

Anjlee f Indian, Gujarati
Variant transcription of Anjali. This is borne by Preeti Desai's sister.

Anjli f Indian, Gujarati, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Anjali. This name is borne by Anjli Mohindra (1990-), a British actress of Punjabi descent.

Anjo m & f Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
This given name is rare for both genders, even though it is more often seen on men than on women.... [more]

Anjo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Angel.

Anjo m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Anyo.

Anjola f Yoruba

Anjolaoluwa f Yoruba
Enjoying the blessings/wealth of God

Anjolaoluwa f Yoruba

Anjoli f Indian, Bengali

Anjolie f English
Either a variant of Anjuli or Angeli, influenced by Jolie.

An-jong m Korean (Rare)
Variant of Ahnjong.

Anjos f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Ángeles.

Anju f Japanese
From 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" and 樹 (ju) meaning "tree, wood". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Anju f Indian

Anjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 娟 (juān) meaning "graceful, beautifuL".

Anjulee f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Anjali.

Anjuli f Indian, English (Modern)
Variant of Anjali. Anjuli Shukla is an Indian cinematographer.

Anjulie f English (Rare)
Respelling of Anjuli influenced by Julie.

Anjum f & m Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi
Derived from Arabic أَنْجُم (ʾanjum) meaning "stars", the plural of نَجْم (najm) "star, celestial body" (see Najm).

Anjun m Chinese
From the Chinese 岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and 君 (jūn) meaning "monarch, ruler".

Anjusha f Indian (Rare)

Anka f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Anna.

Anka f Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word for "year".

Anka f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

Ankær m Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ankjær.

Ankan m Japanese

Ankan m Hindu/Bengali
Name is Ankan (Pronouncing - an sounds like the 'an' in 'can and in (an+can) in bengali- 'অঙ্কন').... [more]

Anka-ny f Chukchi
Derived from Chukchi анка-к (anka-k) meaning "in the sea". This name was traditionally given to baby girls who were born during a trip to the ocean or sea.

Ankaret f Medieval English
Variant of Anchoret.

Ankarette f English (British, Archaic), Medieval English
Medieval English form of Welsh Angharad (compare Anchoretta).

Ankatrīna f Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian borrowing of German Anna Katharina.

Ankatu m Mapuche
From Mapuche meaning "Sir that touches the Sky"

Ankayarkanni f Tamil
Alternate transcription of Tamil அங்கயற்கண்ணி (see Angayarkanni).... [more]

Anke m West Frisian
Variant of Ane 2, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Anketill m Anglo-Norman
A Norman form of Ásketill.

Ankh m & f Mongolian
Means "first" in Mongolian. Can be a short form of names containing the element анх (ankh).

Ankhbaatar m Mongolian
Means "first hero" in Mongolian, from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Ankh-ef-en-khonsu m Ancient Egyptian
Means "the truth that has crossed over" in Egyptian.

Ankhefensekhmet m Ancient Egyptian
Means "he lives for Sekhmet" in Egyptian.

Ankhenespepi f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Pepi lives for her" in Egyptian.

Ankhesenmeryre f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning "her life is of Meryre", Meryre being the throne name of Pepi I. Two queen consorts of Pepi I were named this, and both were also called Ankhesenpepi.

Ankhesenpaaten f Ancient Egyptian
Means "living for Aten" in Coptic. This was the birth name of the Egyptian queen Ankhesenamun.

Ankhesenpepi f Ancient Egyptian
Meaning "her life is of Pepi (either Pepi I or Pepi II)". The root "ankhesen" is used in other names like Ankhesenamun, Ankhesenpaaten, and Ankhesenmeryre.

Ankhinoe f Greek Mythology
Variant transcription of Ἀγχινόη (see Anchinoë).

Ankhis m Russian
Russian form of Anchises.

Ankhiszész m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Anchises.

Ankhkherednefer m Ancient Egyptian
Means "the beautiful child lives there" in Ancient Egyptian.

Ankhnesneferibre f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ꜥnḫ-n.s-nfr-jb-rꜥ meaning "Neferibre lives for her", derived from ankh "life" combined with n "to, for, because of; belonging to", .s "she, her, hers", and Neferibre, the throne name of pharaoh Psamtik II... [more]

Ankhtsetseg f Mongolian
Means "first flower" in Mongolian, from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".