AlemandefJudeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Old French alemande, the feminine form of the adjective alemant "German". This name might originally have been given to someone of German ancestry or to someone whose ancestors came from the town of Allemagne in Normandy (present-day Fleury-sur-Orne).
AlemandinefArthurian Cycle Possibly from Old French alemandine, the name of a gem of a deep red colour (and the source of English almandine); this word was a corruption of Latin alabandicus "Alabandic (stone)", the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a variety of carbuncle worked at the city of Alabanda in Asia Minor (see Alabandus)... [more]
AlemonafRoman Mythology Roman birth deity that feeds the embryo or generally nourished growth in utero.
AlemoniafRoman Mythology Perhaps related to Greek ἀλήμων (ălēmon) "a wanderer, rover". In Roman mythology, Alemona or Alemonia was a minor, tutelary goddess of the fetus, the entity responsible for feeding the unborn child (i.e., nourishing growth in utero).
Alemşahf & mOttoman Turkish From Ottoman Turkish alem meaning "world, universe" combined with şah meaning "shah, king".
AlénmGalician (Modern, Rare) From the Galician adverb alén meaning "beyond", ultimately from Latin illinc "from there". It gives its name to various hamlets in Ourense and Pontevedra, as well as to a common Galician surname.
AletheiafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". (Compare English Alethea.) According to some Greek myths she was the personification of truth, a daughter of Zeus and one of the nurses to Apollo.
AletrisfAmerican (Modern, Rare) From the genus name of a bell-shaped flower also known as colic root, blazing star, unicorn root, or stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems... [more]
AleusmGreek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek Latinized form of Greek Ἀλεός (Aleos), which is derived from Greek ἀλέομαι (aleomai) meaning "to avoid, to divert". Also compare Greek ἀλεείνω (aleeinō) meaning "to avoid, to shun"... [more]
AlexademFijian derives from alex and was used for people when they past away until 2013 on fiji
AlexagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help". 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".
AlexakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Alexios and Alexis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]
AlexamenosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀλεξάμενος (alexamenos), which is the participle of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help"... [more]
AlexamenusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Alexamenos. This name was borne by an Aetolian general from the 2nd century BC as well as by Alexamenus of Teos, a Greek writer of Socratic dialogues who lived in the 4th century BC.
AlexandritefEnglish (Rare), Filipino (Rare) From the name of a chrysoberyl that displays a colour change depending on the light source, named after the Russian tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881).
AlexarchosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with either the Greek noun ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master, leader" or the Greek noun ἀρχή (arche) meaning "origin, source".
AlexarchusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Alexarchos. Notable bearers of this name include the Greek general Alexarchus of Corinth (5th century BC) and the Greek scholar Alexarchus of Macedon (4th century BC).
AlexemGreenlandic, Romanian Romanian short form of Alexandru, as well as the archaic spelling of Greenlandic Alexi (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
AlexiaresmGreek Mythology Derived from ἀλεξιάρης (alexiares), which is the masculine form of the Greek feminine noun ἀλεξιάρη (alexiare) meaning "she that guards from death and ruin". It consists of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ἀρή (are) meaning "bane, ruin"... [more]
AlexibiosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with either the Greek noun βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or the Greek noun βίος (bios) meaning "life".... [more]
AlexiboulosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]
AlexidamosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δᾶμος (damos), the Doric Greek form of (demos) "the people".... [more]
AlexideiosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δήϊος (deios) meaning "hostile, destructive" as well as "unhappy, wretched", which is related to δηϊόω (deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see Deianeira).
AlexidemosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".
AlexidikosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".
AlexikakosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀλεξίκακος (alexikakos) meaning "keeping off ill, averting evil", which consists of ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and κάκη (kake) meaning "wickedness, vice".... [more]
AlexiklesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
AlexikratesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".
AlexilaosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".
AlexilochosmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]
AleximachosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".
AleximedesmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek verb μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to plan, to plot".
AleximenesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and either μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, to remain" as well as "to last, to withstand" or μένος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force".... [more]
AlexinikosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".... [more]
AlexinomusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Alexinomos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the father of the warriors Alcidamas and Melaneus, who were both slain by Neoptolemus during the Trojan War.
AlexinousmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and νοῦς (nous), which is a contraction of νόος (noos) meaning "mind".
AlexinusmAncient Roman Latin diminutive of Greek masculine names that start with Alex- (such as Alexis and Alexius), since it contains the Latin masculine diminutive suffix -inus.... [more]