AbidmArabic, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian, Azerbaijani Means "admirer, adorer, worshipper" in Arabic, from the root عبد (ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to be devoted to".
AbidinmIndonesian, Malay, Turkish Derived from Arabic عابدين ('abidayn) meaning "worshippers", the plural of عابد ('abid) meaning "worshipper, servant".
AbiezermBiblical Means "my father is help" in Hebrew. It belonged to three men in the Old Testament–the second son of Hammoleketh, a warrior in King David's army, and the prince of the tribe of Dan.
AbigormJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend In Christian demonology, this was an upper demon ("great duke") of hell. Allegedly Abigor (also known as Eligor and Eligos) was the demon of war, in command of 60 legions, portrayed riding a winged or skeletal steed... [more]
AbihafPakistani Means "her father" in Arabic, from the kunya (nickname or byname) of Fatimah bint Muhammad أمّ أبیها (Umm Abiha), literally "the mother of her father"... [more]
Abihailm & fBiblical Hebrew Means "my father is might" or "my father is strength" in Hebrew, from אָבִי ('avi) "my father" and חיל (khayil), which is related to the word חייל (khayal) "soldier"... [more]
AbihudmBiblical Means "the father is glory" or "father of glory". It is the name of two characters in the Bible.
AbijammBiblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew Means "father of the sea" or "my father is the sea" in Hebrew. This name was borne by the second king of Judah (who was also known as Abijah).
AbileyzafPopular Culture, Spanish (Rare, ?) The name of a character (played by actress Geraldine Chaplin) in the 2011 movie There Be Dragons, a period drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s.
AbilkhanmKazakh From the given name Abyl combined with the title khan meaning "king, ruler"
AbimilkimPhoenician Means "my father is king", deriving in part from the Phoenician element 𐤌𐤋𐤊 milk ("king"). Name borne by a prince of Tyre known from his correspondance with Akenhaten, recorded in the Amarna letters.
AbinadabmBiblical Means "my father is generous" in Hebrew, derived from the noun אָב ('av) meaning "father" and the verb נָדַב (nadav) "to give willingly" (by implication "to be noble"; also compare Nadab)... [more]
AbinadimMormon From the Hebrew abi "my father" and nadi "present with you," meaning "my father is present with you." In The Book of Mormon, Abinadi is a prophet who preaches to a wicked king and his corrupt priests that God will come down and be with man, among other messages... [more]
AbinadommMormon Son of Chemish, Nephite historian, and Nephite warrior.
AbinaseemIndian The name comes from the Guru Granth Sahib Ji and it means to be imperishable or lasting forever.
AbinoammBiblical Means "the father is pleasantness" in Hebrew.
AbinosmGreek Variant diminutive form of Albinos (Ἀλβῖνος) primarily used in Italy. (Archaic)
Abionaf & mYoruba Means "born during a journey" or "born into the arts" in Yoruba, from bí "to give birth, be born" and sí "to, on" combined with either ọ̀nà "way, road, journey" or ọ̀nà "art, artistry, craftsmanship"... [more]
ÁbiǫrnmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name element agi "awe, terror", or egg "edge, sharpness (of a weapon)", or ana, an emphasizing prefix, or anu "ancestor" with Björn.
AbirmHebrew Means "strong, mighty" in Hebrew (compare Adir), derived from the root of אבר (ʿabar) "to strive upward, mount, soar, fly" (allegedly the name also means "aroma"; cf... [more]
AbirmIndian, Bengali From Hindi अबीर (abīr) referring to a type of coloured powder used during the Holi festival. The word itself is ultimately derived from Arabic عَبِير (ʿabīr) meaning "scent, perfume".
AbishuamBiblical Meaning uncertain, perhaps "father of salvation" or "father of wealth". It is the name of a High priest of Israel mentioned in the Biblical books 1 Chronicles and Ezra.
AblayarmUzbek (Archaic) Meaning uncertain. It looks like this is a compound name, of which the first element is probably either 'Abla or Ablay... [more]
AblemEnglish (American, Rare) Either a variant of Abel, or from the English word able, "having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something", ultimately from Latin habere "to hold".
AbnobafCeltic Mythology The name of an obscure Gaulish goddess, thought to be connected to Celtic abona "river" (source of Avon). The second element may be derived from either Proto-Indo-European nogʷo-, meaning "naked, nude" or "tree", or the verbal root *nebh- "burst out, be damp".
AbnodymRussian (Rare, Archaic) Abnody (Russian: Абно́дий) is an old and rare Russian male first name. The patronymics derived from this first name are "Абно́диевич" (Abnodiyevich), "Абно́дьевич" (Abnodyevich; both masculine); and "Абно́диевна" (Abnodiyevna), "Абнодьевна" (Abnodyevna; both feminine).
AbomGeorgian (Rare) The usage of this name started in honour of the 8th-century saint Abo of Tiflis, who was of Arab origin and martyred for having converted from Islam to Christianity.... [more]
AbomEast Frisian Variant of Abbe recorded in the 15th, 16th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.
AboazarmMedieval Portuguese From Arabic Abu-Nazr, possibly meaning "father of the herald" or "father of the commitment".
AboramGuanche Mythology From a Guanche name for the star Canopus, which was derived from Guanche *ăbōra "seed (of a plant)", literally "coarse-grained sorghum" (sorghum being a tall cereal grass). This was the name of the supreme god of the heavens in the mythology of the Guanche (Berber) people native to La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
AbrafHistory, Literature Possibly a feminine form of Abraham. It coincides with a Latin word meaning "maid". A known bearer was Saint Abra of Poitiers, a Gallo-Roman nun of the 4th century.
AbraamimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Abraam with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
AbraxasmEgyptian Mythology, Gnosticism, Popular Culture From a word thought to have originated with the Gnostics or the Egyptians, found on many amulets during the last years of the Roman Empire. Abraxas was used by the Basilideans, a Gnostic sect of the 2nd century, to refer to the Supreme Being or god whom they worshipped; they believed it to be a name of power because it contained the seven Greek letters which, computed numerically, equal the number 365 (the number of days in the year)... [more]
AbraxismJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Variant of Abraxas. An angel mentioned in the Gnostic tradition that appears later on Jewish amulets and in Medieval Jewish angelologies.
AbraxosmLiterature Possibly a variant of Abraxas. This was used by American author Sarah J. Maas for a character (a wyvern) in her Throne of Glass series of high fantasy novels (2014-2018).
AbreasmAncient Greek Possibly derived from Greek ἁβρός (habros) meaning "delicate, graceful, refined" or "splendid". This was the name of a Macedonian soldier who died defending Alexander the Great.
AbreeafAmerican Possibly an elaboration of Bree, using a as both a prefix and a suffix.
AbricotinefFolklore Means "apricot-plum" in French. This is the name of a character in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale "The Imp Prince" (1697). Abricotine is a fairy who is the beloved of the protagonist, Léandre.
AbrocomasmHistory Latinized form of the given name Aβρόκoμας (Abrokomas) or (Habrokomas), which is either the hellenized form of an unknown Persian given name, or a genuine Greek given name. In case of the latter, the name is probably derived from Greek ἁβροκόμης (habrokomēs) meaning "with delicate hair" as well as "with luxuriant foliage"... [more]
AbrunafGaulish Derived from Gaulish *bronnio- / *brunnio- "breast, bosom".
AbruymKazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare) Probably derived from the Persian noun آبروی (aberuy) meaning "reputation, standing" as well as "honour, prestige". A more literal meaning would be "the face of honour", since the word consists of the Persian noun آب (ab) meaning "honour, reputation, standing" combined with the Persian noun روی (roy) meaning "face" as well as "copper, brass, bronze"... [more]
AbsolommEnglish (Rare), Romani (Archaic) Variant of Absalom, possibly influenced by its French form Absolon. A known bearer of this name was Absolom M. West (1818-1894), an American Confederate general and state politician.
AbubakirmKazakh Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father (of)" combined with بكير (bakir) possibly meaning "learner, student" or بَكَرَ (bakara) meaning "to get up early" (figuratively meaning "early ripened" or "quickly learned").
Abu DharrmArabic Means "father of Dharr" in Arabic. Abu Dharr al-Ghifari was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and one of the first people to convert to Islam. His name was a tekonym referring to his daughter, Dharr.
AbudimArabic (Rare) Means "devoted worshiper of God" in Arabic, ultimately from Arabic عَبَدَ (ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to venerate".
Abu HanifamArabic (Rare) Combination of Abu and حنيفة (Ḥanīfa) of disputed meaning, possibly from a dialectal word meaning "inkpot" or from the feminine name Hanifa... [more]
AbukfAfrican Mythology, Dinka In Dinka mythology (south Sudan), the first woman. She is the patron goddess of women and gardens. Her emblem is a little snake. She is the mother of Deng (Danka).
AbukhadzhimChechen From Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَاجّ (ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim (to Mecca)".
AbukhanmChechen The first element is derived from Arabic abun "father" (see also Abu). The second element is possibly derived from the imperial rank Khan that was first used among certain Turkic peoples; khan is a contraction of khagan which means "ruler, sovereign".
AbukkakkenfBandial Means "she entrusts to raise (her child)" in Bandial.
AbulmArabic, Afghan, Pakistani, Urdu Means "father of the" in Arabic, derived from Arabic أبو (abu) meaning "father of" (see Abu) combined with Arabic ال (al) meaning "the". Also compare names like Abul-Fazl.... [more]
AbumuslimmChechen Derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with مُسْلِم (muslim) meaning "Muslim, follower of Islam".
AbundancefEnglish (Puritan, Rare) From the English word, ultimately from Latin abundantia "fullness, plenty". This name was used in the 17th century by Puritans, referring to the abundance of God's blessings.