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".
AriimanamPolynesian Polynesian origin name, composed by "Arii", meaning "king", "chief" and "mana", meaning "power" or "Divine authority".
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.
ArikmSanskrit Arik means Ever or eternal ruler, sacred ruler... [more]
ArikafJapanese From 有 (ari) meaning "to exist, to have" with 嘉 (ka) meaning "praise, auspicious" or 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, lovely". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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]
AristaenetusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Aristainetos. Bearers of this name include an Achaean general (3rd century BC) and a Byzantine Greek epistolographer (5th or 6th century AD).
AristaenusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Aristainos. A notable bearer of this name was Aristaenus of Megalopolis (2nd century BC), a strategos (military leader) of the Achaean League.
AristagorafAncient Greek Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best, noblest" and αγορα (agora) "assembly, gathering place, marketplace"... [more]
AristagorasmAncient Greek, History The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".... [more]
AristaichmosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and αἰχμή (aikhme) meaning "point of a spear, point of an arrow", or figuratively "war; warlike spirit".
AristainetosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek adjective αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy"... [more]
AristainosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun αἴνη (aine) meaning "praise, fame" (see Aeneas).
AristajmSerbian Serbian name for Aristaeus, a minor Greek god of agriculture, hunting and cattle.
AristanormAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
AristemFrench (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare) French form of Aristus. It appears in the play Les Femmes Savantes (1672) by the French playwright Molière. A known bearer was Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel (1805-1883), a French politician.
AristéafFrench, Theatre Feminine form of Aristaeus. This is the name of a character in Vivaldi's opera L'Olimpiade (1734).
AristippusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Aristippos. Known bearers of this name include the ancient Greek philosopher Aristippus of Cyrene (4th century BC) and the ancient Greek tyrant Aristippus of Argos (3rd century BC).
AristițafRomanian Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Aristide.
AristobiafAncient Greek Possibly means "the best life" from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and βιος (bios) "life" (compare Aristobios); alternatively, the second element may be Greek βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force; act of violence".
AristobolusmBiblical, Biblical Latin Variant of Aristobulus used in some versions of the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least one English Bible: the Tyndale Bible (1522-1535).
AristoboulosmAncient Greek, Biblical Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἀριστόβουλος (aristoboulos) meaning "best in counsel", which consists of the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]
AristodamafAncient Greek Derived from αριστος (aristos) "best". The second element is uncertain, but may be derived δαμος (damos) which is a Doric Greek variant of δημος (demos) meaning "the people".
AristokreonmAncient Greek Means "(the) best king", derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek κρέων (kreon) "king" (also compare Kreon).
AristolaosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".... [more]
AristoleonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion".
AristolochosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀριστόλοχος (aristolochos) meaning "well-born", which consists of the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun λόχος (lochos) meaning "childbirth" as well as "ambush"... [more]
AristonaxmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".
AristonikefAncient Greek Feminine form of Aristonikos. According to the 5th-century BC historian Herodotus, this was the name of the oracle of Delphi in the time of Xerxes' invasion.
AristonoosmAncient Greek Means "of the best disposition" or "excellent in wisdom" in Greek, composed of ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and νόος (noos) meaning "mind, thought".
AristophantosmAncient Greek Means "(the) best visibility", derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) "best" combined with Greek φαντός (phantos) "visible". The latter element is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φαντάζω (phantazo) meaning "to make visible".
Aristothemism & fAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).
AristotimosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".
AristoxenosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".
ArisufJapanese, Popular Culture Japanese transliteration of Alice, in use among the Japanese since the 20th century, particularly in recent decades.... [more]
AritifGreek (Rare) Modern Greek form of Ἀρήτη (Arete) - not be confused with Ἀρετή (see Arete), of which the modern Greek form is Areti.
AritomJapanese From Japanese 現 (ari) meaning "present, existing, actual", 彩 (ari) meaning "colour", 在 (ari) meaning "exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in", 有 (ari) meaning "exist" or 可 (ari) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 史 (to) meaning "history, chronicle" or 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up"... [more]
AritomomJapanese From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" or 存 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" or 知 (tomo) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend"... [more]