Asralm & fMongolian Means "mercy, compassion" in Mongolian.
Asraltm & fMongolian Means "merciful, compassionate" in Mongolian.
Asrarm & fArabic, Urdu Derived from أسرار (asrar), which is the plural of the Arabic noun سر (sirr) meaning "secret, mystery". In Iran, this is also the name of a daily newspaper.... [more]
AšratumfNear Eastern Mythology A cognate of the Ugaritic Asherah. Name borne by an Amorite goddess who was likely derived from the same source as Asherah, however she came to occupy her own distinct position in the Amorite pantheon... [more]
Asrim & fIndonesian, Malay Means "my age, my time" from Arabic عصر ('asr) meaning "time, age, era". This also coincides with the Indonesian word asri meaning "beautiful, fair". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is only masculine in Malaysia.
AsrielmBiblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Literature Variant of Azriel used in the Geneva Bible (1560), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.... [more]
AsrielmPopular Culture This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [more]
AssatafAfrican Unknown Country- West African- adopted by Revolutionary Black activist Assata Shakur. Assata means "she who struggles", Shakur means "thankful one"
AssirmBiblical Hebrew Assir was a son of Korah of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah.
AssivusmMedieval Occitan (Latinized) Possibly derived from Latin asservo "watch over, observe". This name was recorded in Gascony, between 1283 and 1286.
AssomEstonian, Livonian, Curonian Livonian, Curonian and Estonian form of Azzo. In modern times, this name is considered a variant of Asko in Estonia.
AssomptionfFrench (Rare) Derived from French assomption "assumption". This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven (compare Asunción).
AssueermDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Ahasuerus. One bearer was Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1834-1889), a Dutch baron and politician who was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1888 to his death.
Ássumam & fBandial Means "the nice one" or "the unselfish one" in Bandial.
AssurancemEnglish (Puritan) From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.
AstaraelfLiterature Astarael is the seventh of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Astarael is the Weeper, the bell that throws everyone who hears her deep into Death.
AsterofGreek Derived from Greek άστρο (astro) or αστέρι (asteri), both meaning "star". This is the name of the title character of a 1959 Greek film (played by Aliki Viougiouklaki), a remake of a 1929 movie (itself loosely based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona).
AsteropaeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Asteropaios. In Greek mythology, this was the name of an important ally of Troy during the Trojan War. He was a grandson of the river god Axius.
AsteropaiosmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀστεροπαῖος (asteropaios) meaning "of lightning", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἀστεροπή (asterope) meaning "lightning" (see Asterope).... [more]
AsteryfLiterature Form of Asteria used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'Muiopotmus; or, the Fate of the Butterfly' (1591), where it belongs to a nymph turned into a butterfly.
AstimHistory (Ecclesiastical), Albanian Asti is a 2nd-century Christian martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He was the bishop of Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania). According to legend, he was arrested by Agricola, the Roman governor of Dyrrachium, and was tortured to death around 98 AD for refusing to worship the god Dionysius.
AstifHinduism MEANING : exsistent, present, happen, be, Name of a sister of prapti ( daughter of Jarasandhas & wife of Kansa)... [more]
Astikf & mIndian, Hinduism, Mythology name of Sanskrit origin denoting a brahmin with the gotra of atri (अत्रि). Believed to being directly originating from the septarishi atri.
AstinmEnglish (Modern) Transferred use of the surname Astin, which was itself derived from a contraction of the Anglo-Norman French given name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill.
AstionmLate Greek, History (Ecclesiastical) Means "small city" in Greek, derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu) or (asty) "city, town" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion), this is also the Georgian and Romanian form of this name... [more]
AstiusmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Illyrian There was an early Christian saint by this name, a 2nd-century Illyrian martyr. He was a bishop of Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania).
ÁstormAsturian, Spanish From the Astures, a Celtic tribe that gave name to the Spanish region of Asturias.
AstoremItalian (Rare) Derived from the Italian noun astore meaning "goshawk", which effectively makes this name an Italian cognate of Astor.... [more]
AstorremItalian (Rare) Variant form of Astore. Known Italian bearers of this name include the former soccer player Astorre Cattabrini (b. 1922) and the military leaders Astorre II Baglioni (1526-1571) and Astorre I Manfredi (c... [more]
AstralabiusmMedieval French (Rare) A latinised greek word, meaning "One who reaches the stars", resembling the word astrolabe (an astronomical instrument).... [more]
ÁstráðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse áss "god" and ráð "advise, counsel, decision". The first name element is sometimes associated with the Old Norse word ást meaning "love, affection", but a connection is not likely.
Astrielm & fObscure Possibly derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".
AstrielfLiterature In the Sindarin (Elvish) language of JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series, this name is translated to “princess of ash”, derived from “ast” (meaning “ash, dust, sand”) & “-riel” (a common, feminine suffix meaning “princess”).
AstrikfArmenian Means "little star" in Armenian, from Greek aster meaning "star" and the diminutive ik.
AstrildfLiterature Claimed to mean "love fire" from Old Norse ást "love" and eldr "fire". Astrild was a personification of love in Scandinavian poetry (particularly during the Baroque and Rococo eras), probably introduced in the 17th century by Swedish poet Georg Stiernhielm.
AstrithfObscure (?) This is borne by Astrith Baltsan (1956-), an Israeli concert pianist; it is uncertain if her name has the same etymological origins as Ástríðr.
ÁstrósfIcelandic Derived from Icelandic ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name Ástríður (the Icelandic form of Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse áss "god", which in proper names becomes Ást- when it precedes the liquid r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).
AstyagesmOld Median (Hellenized), Akkadian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of Akkadian Ishtovigu or Ištovigu, from Old Median R̥štivaigah, ultimately derived from Ancient Iranian rishti vaiga, meaning "swinging the spear". Modified through folk etymology by Greek ἄστυ (ásty) meaning "city" and ἄγνυμι (ágnumi) meaning "break"... [more]
AstyanassafGreek Mythology Feminine form of Astyanax. This was the name of Helen of Troy’s maid, supposedly the first author of erotic texts and poetry.
AstyanaxmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "city lord" or "lord of the city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".... [more]
AstykratesmAncient Greek Means "powerful city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) "city, town" and κρατος (kratos) "power, strength".
AstylochosmGreek Mythology Latinized form of Ἀστύλοχος, derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]
AstylosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄστυλος (astylos) meaning "without pillar, without support". It consists of the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) combined with the Greek noun στῦλος (stylos) meaning "pillar, support".... [more]
AstymedonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler", itself from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over".
AstynomefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Astynomos. Alternatively, the second element could be derived from the related Greek words νομός (nomós) meaning "district", from νέμω (nemo) meaning "I divide, I distribute", or from νομή (nome) meaning "a pasture, a grazing" or "spreading, multiplication." This is the name of several women in Greek mythology, including the mother of Calydon by Ares, a woman commonly called Chryseis in the Iliad of Homer, and one of the children of Niobe (a Niobid).
AstynomosmAncient Greek Possibly derived from ἄστυ (ástu) meaning "city, town" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom".
AstynoosmGreek Mythology Derived from Ancient Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "town, city" and νόος (noos) meaning "mind, thought". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including two defenders of Troy.
AstyochefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Astyochos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including two nymphs and several princesses.
AstyochosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀστυόχος (astyochos) meaning "protecting the city". It consists of the Greek noun ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek verb ὀχέω (ocheo) meaning "to bear, to carry, to hold fast, to sustain", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, to hold, to possess"... [more]
AstypalaeafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Ἀστυπάλαια (Astypalaia) which meant "ancient city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu, asty) meaning "town, city" and παλαιός (palaios) meaning "old (in years), aged, ancient" (compare the related word πάλαι (palai) meaning "long ago, in days of yore")... [more]
AstyphilosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".
AstypylosmGreek Mythology Means "gate of the city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (astu) or (asty) "city, town" combined with Greek πύλη (pule) or (pyle) "gate, entrance".