ÆthelwynnfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble, famous" and wynn "joy, rapture, pleasure".
AethenothmFolklore, Pet Likely a variant or corruption of Æthelnoð. This was the name of the horse of Lady Godiva who rode down the streets of Coventry, England in the nude.
AetheriusmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Medieval French (Latinized, ?) This name was borne by multiple saints: Saint Aetherius of Nicomedia (died 304), who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian; Saint Aetherius the Martyr (4th century), a missionary bishop who evangelized in the Crimea and southern Russia and was also martyred; Saint Aetherius of Auxerre (6th century), a bishop of Auxerre, France; Saint Etherius of Lyons (died 602), a bishop of Lyons, France; and Saint Aetherius of Vienne (7th century), a bishop of Vienne, France.
AethrafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Αιθρη (Aithre) meaning "bright, purer air; the sky" in Greek (from aithein "to burn, shine"). This was the name of several characters in Greek myth including the mother of Theseus, a captive of Troy, at the service of Helen until the city was besieged.
Aetjem & fEast Frisian Variant of Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 16th and 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
AetnafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Αἴτνη (Aitne), perhaps from aithein "to burn". Aetna was the Greek personification of Mount Etna, a volcano on Sicily. Its strange noises were attributed to the ironworking of Vulcan's forge.
AetnaeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Αἰτναῖος (Aitnaios) meaning "of Mount Etna", a volcano in Sicily (see also Aetna). This was an epithet of several Greek gods associated with Mount Etna, including Zeus.
A-eunfKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 我 meaning "I, me," and an eun hanja, such as 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 銀 meaning "silver."
ÆvarmIcelandic Modern Icelandic form of Ævarr or Ǣvarr, an Old Norse name in which the first element derived from ǣvi meaning "eternity, time, life" (compare Aiva, from the Gothic cognate); the second element may have been herr "army" or geirr "spear".
Ae-wonfKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love" and 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman." Other Hanja combinations are aslo possible.
AexfGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Αιξ (Aix) meaning "goat". In Greek mythology Aex or Aega was a goat nymph who nursed the infant Zeus in Crete, and he afterwards changed her into the constellation Capella... [more]
AfagddumWelsh Mythology Derived from Welsh y fagddu meaning "utter darkness". In Welsh legends this was originally a nickname belonging to the Arthurian warrior Morfran, who was so ugly and hairy that when he fought at the battle of Camlann, none of the other warriors struck him because they thought he was a devil; later legends transferred the character's ugliness and nickname to a brother, Afagddu.
AfakomOssetian (Rare) Derived from Persian آفاق (afagh) meaning "horizons, world". Alternately, it may be a form of Athanasius via Russian Афанасий (Afanasiy).
AfallachmWelsh Mythology Probably derived from Middle Welsh afall "apple". This may be cognate with Abelio or Abellio, the name of a Gaulish god, which is thought to come from Proto-Celtic *aballo- "apple" (also the source of the mythical place name Avalon)... [more]
AfanmWelsh, Medieval Welsh The name of a river in South Wales, usually Anglicized as Avon or Avan, presumably derived from Celtic *abon- "river" (making it a cognate of Afon)... [more]
AfaqfAzerbaijani From Arabic آفاق ('afaq) meaning "horizons, the world", the plural form of أفق ('ufuq) meaning "horizon". According to some, this was the name of poet Nizami Ganjavi's first wife.
Afaram & fShona Meaning "one who is happy or joyous".
Afekm & fHebrew This name is possibly a combination of the names Afik and Ofek
Afekem & fEast Frisian (Archaic), East Frisian Variant of Affo with the diminutive suffix -ke recorded in the 16th century for men and in the 16th to 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
AfferyfLiterature, Medieval English Meaning uncertain, possibly of Old English origin. It may be related to Avery or Aphra. Affery Flintwinch is a character in Charles Dickens' novel 'Little Dorrit' (1855-7).
AffouéfBaoulé Derived from Baoulé fue "Saturday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Saturday".
AfrâniomPortuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Afranius. Bearers of this name include Brazilian medic, writer and politician Afrânio Peixoto (1876-1947) and Brazilian literary critic Afrânio Coutinho (1911-2000).
AfraniusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile of uncertain origin. A bearer of this name was the ancient Roman poet Lucius Afranius (1st century BC).
AfrasiabmPersian Mythology, Pashto (Rare) Possibly means “fearsome” from Middle Persian plʾsy̲d̲ʾp̄. In Persian mythology, Afrasiab was the mythical king of Turan (a region in Central Asia). He was the main antagonist of the epic poem 'Shahnameh'.
AfreliafHistory (Ecclesiastical) Afrelia was a late 6th century saint, and princess of Powys. It has been suggested that she may be identical to the little-known Saint Arilda of Gloucester.
AfrifBerber Mythology Possibly derived from Amazigh afri, meaning "to feel". This was the name of a Berber goddess of fortune and fertility.
AfricainmFrench (Archaic) French form of Africanus. It coincides with the modern French adjective africain "African" and the noun Africain "(man) from Africa".
AfrikanmRussian (Rare) Russian form of Africanus. A known bearer was the 19th-century Russian philosopher Afrikan Spir (1837-1890), who was of German-Greek descent, and whose father reportedly chose the name from an old Greek calendar of saints.
ÁfríðrfOld Norse Old Norse name with uncertain meaning. The first element Á- is possibly from either Old Norse áss "god", or *az "fear, terror, point, edge", or from *anu "ancestor". The second element is fríðr "beautiful, beloved"... [more]
AfshinmPersian Modern form of Pišīn through Avestan Pisinah. It was also used as a princely title for rulers of Ošrūsana, a former Iranian region in Transoxiana.
AftandilmAzerbaijani, Kyrgyz Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz form of Avtandil. A known bearer of this name is the retired Azerbaijani soccer player Aftandil Hacıyev (b. 1981).
Aftonf & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun afton meaning "evening".... [more]
Afum & fChinese Combination of the Chinese characters 阿 (see A) and 福 (see Fu) perhalps an honorific name referred to the deity who gives prosperity and blessings.... [more]
Afuruf & mJapanese (Rare) From 溢る (afuru), modern afureru, meaning "to flood, overflow, brim over," written as 感, from kan meaning "feeling, emotion, sensation," and 洸, from 洸洸 (kōkō) meaning "surge (of water), valiant, brave."... [more]
AgamSumerian Derived from Sumerian akka "made by (a god)", derived from Sumerian 𒀝 (ak) "to make". This is the name of the twenty-third and last king in the first dynasty of Kish during the Early Dynastic I period.
AğaəlimAzerbaijani Combination of Azerbaijani ağa meaning "lord, master" and Əli.
AgabusmBiblical Agabus was an early follower of Christianity from Syria mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet. He is traditionally remembered as one of the Seventy Disciples described in Luke 10:1–24.
AgaklesmAncient Greek Means "very famous, glorious, highly renowned", derived from Greek ἄγαν (agan) meaning "very, much" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
AgaklytosmAncient Greek Means "very glorious, famous", derived from Greek (agan) meaning "very, much" and κλυτός (klytos) meaning "famous, noble".
AgalafmGuanche Derived from Guanche *agalaf, meaning "hidden".
AğalarmAzerbaijani Means "lords, masters" in Azerbaijani (the plural of ağa).
AğaməlimAzerbaijani (Rare) Means "my master is (Imam) Ali", from Azerbaijani ağa meaning "lord, master", the Turkic possessive suffix -m, and the name Əli. Also see Ağamalı.
AgamedefGreek Mythology Means "very cunning", derived from Greek ἄγαν (agan) meaning "very much" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning"... [more]
AganeyemGuanche Derived from Guanche *azgan-ey, meaning "one-armed". This name was applied to the Guanche leader Mayantigo after having lost his arm during a battle.