ArgyrafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀργύρεος (argyreos) meaning "(of) silver". According to Pausanias, Argyra was the nymph of a well in Achaea, whose human lover Selemnus died of grief after she abandoned him... [more]
ArgyrifGreek Dialect form of Argyro found in Pontus, Epirus, Silata, Cappadocia, Western Macedonia and Skiathos.
ArhildfAnglo-Saxon Possibly derived from Old Norse Arnhildr, "eagle battle". Alternatively, could be from the Old English elements ār "honour, glory, grace" (see aizō) and hild "battle"... [more]
ArifJapanese From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet", 有 (a) meaning "have, possess, exist", 亜 or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", or 明 (a) meaning "bright, light" and 璃 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, official", or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]
Arif & mKorean (Modern) From the first part of adjective 아리땁다 (arittapda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful." It can also be written with hanja, combining an a hanja, such as 雅 meaning "clean, pure; right, straight, correct; elegant, graceful" or 䢝 "second, next," with a ri hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."
Arim & fMaori, Tahitian, Cook Islands Maori Means "visible" and "the eleventh night of the lunar month" in Māori. Short form of Ariki and Ari'i meaning "chief" in Māori and Tahitian.
AriafJapanese From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AriabignesmOld Persian (Hellenized) One of the sons of the Persian king Darius I. He participated in the Second Persian invasion of Greece as one of the four admirals of the fleet of his brother Xerxes I, and was killed in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.
Arianm & fEnglish Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.
ArianmAlbanian Derived from Albanian ar "golden; gold" and jetë "life".
ArianmDutch Variant form of Ariaan. This form ultimately led to the form Arjan, which since steadily outgrew Arian in popularity and is nowadays by far the most common of the two.
ArianafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
ArianellfWelsh Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and Middle Welsh gell "yellow" (which apparently also carried the connotations of "shining", ultimately going back to Proto-Celtic *gelwo- "yellow; white", compare Old Irish gel(o) white; fair; shining").... [more]
AriannyfEnglish (American, Modern) Apparently a form of Arianna. This name was popularized in the early 2010s by American ring girl Arianny Celeste (1985-), born Penelope López Márquez, in whose case it is reportedly derived from a nickname she had as a child.
AriarathesmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of an Old Persian male name, of which the first element is derived from Old Persian aryā "Aryans". The second element is not really certain, but may have been derived from Old Persian wratha "joy"... [more]
AriaricmGothic Ariaric was a 4th-century Thervingian Gothic pagan ruler. He lost a war to Constantine the Great in 332. His son, Aoric, was raised in Constantinople.
AriaspesmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Of ancient Persian origin, but the meaning is unknown to me at this time. This was the name of one of the three legitimate sons of King Artexerxes II Mnemon, who lived in the 4th century BC.
Aridanem & fSpanish (Canarian) From the name of a valley on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). The place name is of Guanche origin, a metathesis of *adiran meaning "base, foundation; bed (of a valley)". A similar name, Aridañy, was recorded as belonging to a Guanche man from the island of Gran Canaria (late 15th century)... [more]
AridelosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἀρίδηλος (aridelos) meaning "clear, distinct, far seen". It consists of the Greek strengthening prefix ἀρι (ari) meaning "most" combined with the Greek adjective δῆλος (delos) meaning "visible, conspicuous, manifest"... [more]
AridiusmLate Roman This name was borne by Quintus Aridius Rufinus, a Roman consul from the early 3rd century. His name may possibly have been derived from Latin aridus meaning "dry, arid, parched". But as it is possible that he may have been a Gallo-Roman instead of a pure Roman, Aridius could also be the latinized form of a Gaulish name... [more]
AriënmDutch Variant form of Arian, which may possibly have been inspired by the French name Adrien in its spelling. This form ultimately led to the form Arjen, which since steadily outgrew Ariën in popularity and is nowadays by far the most common of the two... [more]
ArienfLiterature Means "sun maiden" in the fictional language Quenya, derived from Quenya árë meaning "sun" or "day" and -ien meaning "maiden" or simply a feminine suffix. It also later gained the meaning "daisy" in Sindarin, another Elvish language... [more]
AriettafPopular Culture (Rare) Either a diminutive of Aria 1, or from the major antagonist and God-General in Tales of the Abyss. Given after the musical term for a small song, from the Italian word "arietta."
ArignotefAncient Greek Feminine form of Arignotos. This was the name of a female philosopher from Croton or Samos, active around the year 500 BC, who was a student of Pythagoras and Theano... [more]
ArignotosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀρίγνωτος (arignotos) meaning "well-known, far-famed" (as well as "easy to be known, recognizable" but sometimes also "infamous"), itself composed of the intensifying prefix ἀρι- (ari-) and γνωτός (gnotos) "perceived, understood, known".
AriihaumTahitian Means "peaceful king" or "king of peace" from Tahitian ariʻi meaning "noble, aristocrat, king" combined with hau "concord, peace".
AriiheremTahitian From the Tahitian ari'i meaning "noble" and here meaning "beloved, favourite".
AriinuimTahitian From the Tahitian ari'i meaning "noble" and nui, an archaic term meaning "big".
AriitaiamTahitian Means "respected king" in Tahitian; a combination of ari'i meaning "king" and taia meaning "respect, fear".
AriiteamTahitian Means "white king"; a combination of Tahitian ari'i "white" and téa "white, light, pale".
ĀrijafLatvian, Theatre Feminine form of Ārijs, this name coincides with Latvian ārija "aria". Latvian poet and playwright Rainis used it as the name of the titular character in his play Indulis un Ārija (1911).
ĀrijsmLatvian (Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Latvian adoption of Ari 2, a Latvian adoption of Arius and a purely phonetic coinage.
ArikafJapanese Derives from Kanji combinations: 有 meaning "have" with 嘉 meaning "fine" or from 存 meaning "exist" combined with 佳 meaning "beautiful, lovely".... [more]
ArimamJapanese From Japanese 存 (ari) meaning "exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel" or 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance"... [more]
ArimifJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Arinm & fTurkish Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Turkish arın meaning "purified".
ArinfJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 凜 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ArinfKorean A famous bearier of this name is Choi Ye-won from the Kpop group "Oh my girl".
ArinafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 鈴 (ri) meaning "bell" or 可 (ari) meaning "passable", 光 (ari) meaning "light" or 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
ArinandanmTamil (Arabized, Rare), Arabic Arin is a word derived from the biblical name Aaron meaning 'enlightened, the mountain of strength', or a variant of the name Erin derived from the Gaelic Eire, meaning 'Ireland. Nanda is the name of a 4th-century BC king who founded a dynasty in Magadha in India... [more]
ArinnitifAncient Near Eastern Hittite name meaning "lady of the forest", from Sanskrit aranya meaning "forest". This name was given to the Sun Goddess of Arinna. Also connected to the Vedic goddess Aranyani.
ArinofJapanese From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
ArinobumJapanese From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Arinolaf & mYoruba Means "one amongst honour" or "in the midst of wealth" in Yoruba, from àárín "centre, middle" combined with either ọlá "honour, respect" or ọlà "wealth"... [more]
AriobarzanesmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of the Old Persian name *Arya-bṛz-ana- which possibly meant "making the Aryans great", of which the first element is derived from Old Persian aryā "Aryans". The second element is not really certain, perhaps *brzi- "high"... [more]
AriodantemCarolingian Cycle, Literature, Theatre, Italian (Rare) This is the name of an Italian knight from canto V of the 16th-century epic poem Orlando furioso written by the Italian poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). Two centuries later, the character became the subject of George Frideric Handel's opera seria Ariodante (1735).... [more]
AriogaisosmGaulish, History Derived from Gaulish arios “noble” and *gaisos “spear”. Ariogaisos (flourished in 2nd century AD) was a ruler of the Quadi, a Germanic tribe, during the Marcomannic War.
ArionmAncient Greek, Greek, Greek Mythology, Popular Culture In Greek mythology, Arion is the name of a divine immortal talking horse, who is the son of the gods Poseidon and Demeter. In real life, this name was borne by a Greek singer and poet of Methymna on Lesbos, skilled at the cithara and inventor of the dithyramb... [more]
ArisafJapanese From Japanese 有 (aru) meaning "to possess, exist" and 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "silk, gauze". Other kanji combinations are possible. This name is often spelled in hiragana.
ArishamHebrew Probably a form of the Hebrew name אֲרִי (‘Ari’) or אַרְיֵה (‘Arieh’) meaning “lion”.
ArishiafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]