AnsgardefFrankish Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gard "enclosure". This name was borne by Ansgarde of Burgundy, a French queen of Aquitaine who lived during the 9th century.
AnsgiselmGermanic Derived from Old High German ans "god" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
AnsgotmAnglo-Norman, Old Norman Derived from the Old High German elements ansi "god, deity" and got "god, deity", or possibly a Norman form of Old Norse Ásgautr (compare Old Swedish Asgot) in which the second element is the tribal name gautr.
AnsharmSumerian Mythology Means "whole heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements šar ("totality, all"), and an ("sky, heaven"). Name borne by a primordial god of creation, who was viewed as the father of the sky god Anu... [more]
AnšlavsmLatvian (Archaic) This was the name of Latvian writer, journalist and painter Anšlavs Eglītis who became a war refugee in 1944. He had prolific career as a novelist, and his later work often examined aspects of exile life.
AnsongmChinese From the Chinese 岸 (àn) meaning "beach, shore" and 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir".
AnsoticafIllyrian Mythology Ansotica was a Liburnian goddess who was worshipped in what is now Croatia. Seeing as she was equated with the Roman goddess Venus, it has been speculated that she might have been a goddess of love... [more]
AntabogamIndonesian Mythology Derived from Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta) meaning "infinite, endless" and भोग (bhoga) meaning "food, enjoyment, wealth". In Javanese and Balinese mythology this is the name of a snake deity who created the world.
AntaeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Ἀνταῖος (Antaios), which is derived from Greek ἀνταῖος (antaios) meaning "(right) opposite, opposed to, set over against". In turn, it is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἀντάω (antaō) meaning "to come opposite (to), to meet face to face, to meet (with)"... [more]
AntainemIrish Possibly meaning "flower" and deriving from the Greek ἄνθος (anthos).
AntalkidasmAncient Greek Means "son of Antalkes" in Greek, derived from the name Antalkes combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
AntandrefGreek Mythology In Greek Mythology, Antandre was an Amazonian warrior. She was one of Penthesilea's twelve companions at Troy. Her name means, "She Who Precedes Men".
AntandrosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄντανδρος (antandros) meaning "instead of a man, as a substitute", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, opposed, compared to, like" and ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".... [more]
AntarammArmenian From the Armenian word անթառամ (antʿaṙam) meaning "unfading, brilliant, everlasting, doesn't wilt". This is the Armenian version of Amaranth.
AntarcticafEnglish The name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning "opposite to the Arctic ", "opposite to the north".
AntaurafGreek Mythology Antaura is a Greek Demon of migraine headaches. She rises up out of the sea, moves like the wind, and enters into people’s heads to cause intense pain. Antaura is thwarted by the goddess Artemis, who diverts Antaura into the head of a bull in the mountains... [more]
AnteiafGreek Mythology According to Homer and other early writers, this was the name of the consort of Proetus. The tragic poets gave the name of the consort of Proetus as Stheneboea.
AntenormAncient Greek, Greek Mythology, Galician Derived from the Greek noun ἀντήνωρ (antenor) meaning "instead of a man", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against" as well as "instead of" and "compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
AntevortafRoman Mythology, Astronomy Meaning uncertain. This was another name for the goddess Prorsa. It is also an alternative name for Gamma Virginis, a binary star system in the constellation of Virgo.
AnthefGreek Mythology Feminine given name from Greek Mythology which means "bloom". Anthe was one of the Alkyonides, nymphs of fair weather. After the death of their father at the hands of Herakles, they threw themselves into the sea in their grief and were transformed into kingfishers.
Anthemm & fEnglish (Modern) From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.
AnthemionmGreek Mythology Means "small flower", derived from Greek ἄνθεμον (anthemon) meaning "flower" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). The former is ultimately derived from Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]
AntheusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀνθέω (antheō) meaning "to blossom, to bloom", which is related to Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". In order words, this name is virtually the masculine form of Antheia (see Anthea)... [more]
AnthiafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Literature Possibly a variant of Anthea. This name was borne by a 2nd-century Illyrian saint who was martyred with her son Eleutherius during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Hadrian... [more]
AnthikafThai Means "evening, dusk" in Thai, of Sanskrit origin.
Anthimm & fIndian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps come from the Greek name Anthimos, but I don't know how likely it generally is for Greek names to be used in India.
AnthimosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄνθιμος (anthimos) meaning "of flowers, like flowers, blooming, flowered". It is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".
AnthipposmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
AnthippusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Anthippos. This was the name of an ancient Greek comic poet, of whom it is not (yet) certain whether he really existed.
AnthyllafGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Possibly derived from Greek άνθος (anthos) meaning "blossom". Anthylla was a sacrificed victim of the Minotaur in Greek mythology.
AntialkesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength".
AntialkidasmAncient Greek Means "son of Antialkes" in Greek, derived from the name Antialkes combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).
AntianeirafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀντιάνειρα (antianeira) meaning "a match for men", itself from ἀντί (anti) "against, compared to, like" and ἀνήρ (aner) "man"... [more]
AntibrotefGreek Mythology Means "equal to man", from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with βροτός (brotos), a poetic term meaning "mortal man"... [more]
AnticlesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Antikles. A known bearer of this name was Anticles of Messenia, an ancient Greek athlete from the 8th century BC.
AntienfMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) This given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of Antjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [more]
AntienimRomansh Variant of Antoni, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
AntiguafSpanish (Rare) From a title of Virgin Mary, which came to be in Seville Cathedral's Virgen de la Antigua chapel. The word antigua "old, ancient" referred to a fresco depicting Virgin Mary, which was sculpted on the wall of an ancient mosque which served as the basis for the new cathedral... [more]
AntikoniefArthurian Cycle Medieval German variant of Antigone. In Arthurian legend, she is the sister of King Vergulaht of Ascalun who became infatuated with Gawain during one of his visits... [more]
AntilochosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]
AntimachosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀντίμαχος (antimachos) meaning "capable of meeting in war", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]
AntimonyfPopular Culture Antimony was named after the Greek words anti and monos to mean “a metal not found alone.” The chemical symbol, Sb, comes from the element's historical name, stibium.
AntinmUkrainian Ukrainian variant or folk/older form of Anton. A notable bearer was Antin Holovatyi, Zaporozhian Cossack otaman who was one of the creators and a commander of the Black Sea cossack army.
AntinéafLiterature, French Created by Pierre Benoit in his novel L'Atlantide (1919) for Queen Antinéa. The name is inspired by Tinhinan, a 4th-century Tuareg queen with a legendary story... [more]
AntinoefGreek Mythology Feminine form of Antinoos. This was the name of several princesses in Greek mythology, including one of the Peliades (the daughters of King Pelias of Iolcus and sisters to Alcestis, who were tricked by the sorceress Medea into killing their own father).
AntiochmLiterature, History English form of Antiochus. The capital city of Syria bore this name, an important centre in early Christianity (founded c.300 BC by Seleucus I Nictor and named for his father, Antiochus)... [more]
AntiogafSardinian (Rare), Theatre Feminine form of Antiogu. It was used for a character in the Sardinian-language play Ziu Paddori (1918) by Efisio Vincenzo Melis.
AntiphanesmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) "against, in return" and φανής (phanes) "appearing". This was the name of a 4th-century BCE comic playwright of Middle Comedy.
AntiphilosmAncient Greek Means "against friends", derived from Greek αντι (anti) "against" combined with Greek φιλος (philos) "friend, lover".
AntipholusmTheatre Possibly a variant of Antiphilus. The first element of this name is Greek αντι (anti) "against, compared to, like"; the second element is less certain, perhaps derived from Greek φωλεός (phôleos) "den, lair" (the source of the mythological name Pholus) or from Latin folium "a leaf; a sheet of paper; trifle, thing of no consequence"... [more]