AphiwitmThai From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "greater, more, above" and วิชญ์ (wit) meaning "wise, knowledgeable, sage, philosopher".
AphiwutmThai From Thai อภิ (aphi) meaning "greater, more, above" and วุฒิ (wut) meaning "knowledge, wisdom".
Aphrahf & mEnglish, English (Puritan) From the biblical place Aphrah in the Book of Micah, meaning "dust." This name was used by Puritans, but has since become rare.
AphrahatmMiddle Persian Name of a 4th century Christian hermit who settled in Edessa (now known as Urfa, Turkey)
AphthoniosmLate Greek Derived from either the Greek noun ἀφθονία (aphthonia) meaning "freedom from envy" as well as "abundance" or the Greek adjective ἄφθονος (aphthonos) meaning "without envy" as well as "abundant, bounteous, plentiful".... [more]
ApikunimSiksika Means "spotted robe" in Blackfeet. This name was given to the American fur trader and historian James Willard Schultz (1859-1947), who lived among the Pikuni tribe of Blackfeet Indians from 1880-82.
ApiranamMaori Māori form of Abidan. Notable Maori bearers of this name include the politician Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) and the professional rugby player Apirana "Api" Pewhairangi (b... [more]
ApomGeorgian (Rare) When written as აპო, this name is a short form of Apolon. But when written as აფო, it might be a short form of Alpez.
ApodemiosmLate Greek Derived from either the Greek noun ἀποδημία (apodemia) meaning "going/being abroad, journey abroad" or from the Greek adjective ἀπόδημος (apodemos) meaning "away from one's country, abroad".... [more]
ApodemiusmLate Greek (Latinized), Late Roman Latinized form of Apodemios. This was the name of a Roman officer from the 4th century AD, who worked as a secret agent of sorts for the Roman emperor Constantius II.
ApolakimPhilippine Mythology Means "giant lord" from the Tagalog title apo meaning "lord, master" and laki meaning "big, large". In Tagalog mythology Apolaki was the god of the sun and war and the brother of Mayari... [more]
ApollinusmLiterature Variant of Apollonius used by John Gower for the hero of his 1,737-line Middle English narrative 'The Tale of Apollinus' (in the 'Confessio amantis'), his version of the classical romance 'Apollonius of Tyre', widely popular in the Middle Ages.
ApollogenesmAncient Greek Derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek γενης (genes) meaning "born". This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 1st century BC.
ApolonimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Apolon with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [more]
ApolotfEastern African Origin- Iteso people of eastern Uganda and Western Kenya, from the Ateso language, a derivative of the Teso-Turkana language and eastern Nilotic culture. ... [more]
ApophismEgyptian Mythology (Anglicized) From Ἄποφις (Ápophis), the Greek form of Egyptian ꜥꜣpp (reconstructed as Apap) altered by Greek ὄφις (ophis) meaning "serpent, snake". The original form may be related to ꜣpp "to slither"... [more]
ApormHungarian (Rare), Medieval Hungarian Apor was a Hungarian tribal chieftain, who, according to the 'Illuminated Chronicle', led a campaign against the Byzantine Empire in 959. He was the ancestor of the gens Apor.
AporiafGreek Mythology Means "difficulty, impossibility" in Greek, from ἄπορος (aporos) meaning "impassable, without passage", i.e. "having no way in, out, or through" (itself composed of the negative prefix α (a) and πόρος (poros) "means of passing a river, ford, ferry" as well as "way or means of achieving, accomplishing, discovering")... [more]
AppaliunasmNear Eastern Mythology Anatolian god which possibly means "father lion" or "father light". A Theory states that Appaliunas can be equated with Apollo
ApphianmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Aphian (Apphian, Apian, Appian, Amphianus, Amphian; Amfiano in Spanish and Italian) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius on April 2 in or around the year 305.
AppianmAncient Roman (Anglicized) Anglicized form of Appianus, a Roman agnomen that was derived from Appius. Appian of Alexandria was a 1st- and 2nd-century Greek historian and writer in Rome.
AppiasfRoman Mythology Derivative of Appius, or possibly means "of Appia" in Latin (Appia being a town in Phrygia Major). In Roman mythology, Appias was a naiad of the Appian Well or fountain of Aqua Appia, whose waters gushed forth near the Temple of Venus Genetrix in the Forum of Iulius Caesar, Rome.
AppiemDutch Diminutive of Albert and Albertus. A notable bearer of this name was the Dutch author Appie Baantjer (1923-2010), who was well-known for his detective fiction.... [more]
ApranikfMiddle Persian, History The name of a commander of the Sasanian army against the invading Arab-Muslim forces during the reign of Yazdegerd III (632-651 CE). After the Sasanian defeat, she continued to the resistance, fighting a guerilla war until she was killed in battle.
AprasionmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب (Afrasiyab) (see Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ (Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი (Aprasiobi).... [more]
ApridonmGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Afrīdōn (also found spelled as Afrīdūn), which is the arabized form of the Persian name Fereydūn (see Fereydoun). Also compare the Middle Persian form of Fereydūn, which is Frēdōn.
ApriliafItalian (Modern, Rare) It comes from the Italian name of the month aprile (April). It is the name of a town in the same region of Rome which was given this name because it was established on April, 25 1936 during Fascism on a reclaimed swamps... [more]
Aprilianm & fIndonesian From the name of the month of April, usually used as a given name for someone born in April.
AprilianafIndonesian From the name of the month of April, usually used as a given name for a girl born in April.
AprilianifIndonesian From the name of the month of April, usually used as a given name for a girl born in April.
AproniafAncient Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Feminine form of Apronius. In Latin this was also a name for black bryony (species Tamus communis), a medicinal plant. The 6th-century saint Apronia was a sister of Saint Aprus, Bishop of Toul.
AprusiafAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Απρουσία (Aprousia), possibly derived from Greek α (a), a negative prefix, combined with προύση (prouse) "rain".
ApsandrosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄψ (aps) meaning "backwards, back again" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man".
ApsatmGeorgian Mythology Meaning unknown. Apsat was the god of birds in Svan (a subgroup of the Georgian people) mythology.
ApsephionmAncient Greek There are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος (psephos) meaning "darkness"... [more]
Aputsiaĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "snow crystal" with the combination of Aput and suffix -tsiaq "beautiful", "fair", "fairly good", "precious", "sweet", "fair-sized", "nice", "good", "handsome".
Aputsiannguaqf & mGreenlandic Means "dear little snow crystal" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Aputsiaĸ and suffix -nnguaq "sweet", "dear", "little".
ApwetefChuukese, Micronesian Derived from Chuukese a meaning "to be, to make" combined with pwete, from pwetete "soft".
AqissiarsukfGreenlandic Means "little ptarmigan chick", derived from Greenlandic aqisseq "rock ptarmigan" (cf. Aqisseq) combined with a diminutive suffix.
AqjanmKazakh From the Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" or "pure" and жан (jan) meaning "soul".
AqkümisfKazakh From the Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning “white” or "pure" and күміс (kümis) meaning “silver”.
AqliyafUzbek Derived from aqliy meaning "intellectual".
AqloyfUzbek Derived from aql meaning "mind, intelligence" and "smarts, common sense, advise" and oy meaning "moon".
Aqsaf & mArabic, Urdu Means "furthest, most distant" in Arabic. It is taken from the name of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, considered the third holiest site in Islam as the Prophet Muhammad travelled there during the Night Journey (Isra').
AqsarmKazakh Possibly from the Kazakh ақсары (aqsarı) meaning "light yellow".