AnathothmBiblical, Hebrew Apparently means "answer to prayers" in Hebrew, with the first element derived from Hebrew anáh "to answer". In the bible, Anathoth was one of the sons of Becher, who in turn was the son of Benjamin.
AnathusafAmerican (Archaic) Perhaps an 18th- and 19th-century American alteration of Arethusa, possibly arising from a typographical error.
AnaxmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief". In ancient Greece, it was a title denoting a tribal king or military leader.... [more]
AnaxandrafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology, French (Quebec, Rare) Feminine form of Anaxandros. In Greek legend this name was borne by the wife of King Procles of Sparta. It was also the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek painter, who is mentioned in Clement of Alexandria's essay 'Women as Well as Men Capable of Perfection'.
AnaxandrosmAncient Greek Means "master of a man", derived from Greek αναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief" and ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man" (genitive of ανηρ (aner) "man").
AnaxanimfAzerbaijani From 'ana' meaning "mother" and 'xanım' meaning "wife."
AnaxenormAncient Greek Variant of Anaxanor. This name was borne by a Greek citharode from Magnesia on the Maeander, who was a favourite of the Roman politician Mark Antony (1st century BC).
AnaxidamosmAncient Greek Doric Greek form of Anaxidemos, because it contains δᾶμος (damos), which is the Doric Greek form of δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land".... [more]
AnaxidemosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief" combined with the Greek noun δῆμος (demos) meaning "people" as well as "country, land".
AnaxikratesmAncient Greek Means "powerful master", derived from Greek αναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king" and κρατος (kratos) meaning "power, strength".
AnaxilaosmAncient Greek Means "master of the people", derived from Greek αναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief" and λαος (laos) meaning "people, folk".
AnaximandrosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek αναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king". The second element is derived from either Greek μάνδρα (mandra) meaning "enclosure, enclosed space" or ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man" (genitive of ανηρ (aner) "man").
AnaximenesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek αναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king" and μενος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, spirit, courage"... [more]
AnayansifLiterature, Spanish (Latin American) Used by Panamanian author Octavio Méndez Pereira for a character in his historical novel Núñez de Balboa, el tesoro de Dabaibe (1934), where it belongs to an indigenous princess who falls in love with the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa... [more]
AncalimëfLiterature Means "most bright" in Quenya. This was the name of the first Ruling Queen of Númenor in Tolkien's works. She was the daughter of Erendis and Tar-Aldarion.
AncamnafCeltic Mythology (Latinized) A water goddess from Continental Celtic mythology known from inscriptions in the area of modern-day France and Germany.... [more]
AnchialefGreek Mythology The name of the Titan goddess of the warming heat of fire, the sister of Prometheus and mother of the metal-working Daktyloi. Her name may be derived from ank-, a prefix meaning "to reveal or uncover" and further elements meaning "heat"... [more]
AnchormEnglish The name is either a masculine form of Anchoretta (finally going back to the Welsh name Angharad) or used with the literal meaning "anchor".
AndalucíafSpanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare) From the name of an autonomous community in Spain, Andalusia, which is derived from the Arabic term 'al-andalus' meaning "land of the vandals". The spelling is likely influenced by Lucia.
AndarbekmChechen Derived from Arabic أَنْدَر (ʾandar) meaning "rarer, rarest, noble" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AndarínmSpanish (Latin American, Rare) Means "walker" in Spanish. This is not used as a name in Spanish whatsoever. Félix de la Caridad Carvajal y Soto, nicknamed Andarín Carvajal (1875-1949) was a Cuban mailman and long-distance runner who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
AndartafCeltic Mythology Andarta was a goddess worshiped in southern Gaul (in present-day southern France and in Bern, Switzerland). Her name has traditionally been translated as "Great Bear" (from Gaulish artos "bear"), more recent analyses of the name, however, offer the translation "Well-fixed, Staying firm".
AnderazufMedieval Basque Derived from Basque andere "lady". It was popular during the middle ages and has been found in Aquitanian inscriptions as early as the 1st century AD.
AnderefBasque, Medieval Basque First documented in inscriptions in Roman-era Aquitaine, this name was fairly common in the Middle Ages. Its origin and meaning are debated; theories include a derivation from Andos and a derivation from Basque andere "lady; woman; wife"... [more]
AnderlmUpper German Upper German diminutive of Andreas. Anderl Hinterstoißer (3 October 1914 – 21 July 1936) was a German mountain climber active in the 1930s. He died during an attempt to climb the Eiger north face.
AndhrímnirmNorse Mythology, Old Norse Combination of and "against, opposite, hostile" and hrīm "rime, soot". In Norse mythology this is the name of both an eagle and a cook in Valhalla.
Andim & fBuginese From an 18th-century hereditary title that was coined by Dutch colonists to refer to Buginese aristocrats and academics. It is not generally used as a name itself.
AndikamIndonesian From a pre-Islamic honorific title for a king or ruler, derived from Javanese andika meaning "to say, to speak, to address (by a respected person)".