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Aaban m Arabic, Indian
Means "name of the angel" in Arabic. It is rarely used in India.

Aaju m & f Greenlandic
From a childish pronunciation of the Greenlandic word angaju "older sibling of the same sex" (see Angaju).

Aamanz m Arthurian Cycle
According to Diu Crône, a knight whose nickname was “the other Gawain,” due to his uncanny physical similarity to Sir Gawain.

Aappalittuatsiaq m & f Greenlandic
Means "the beautifully red one" in Greenlandic, originally a byname.

Aarit m Bengali (Hindu)
The name Aarit has its origins in Sanskrit and is primarily used in Indian cultures. It carries meanings associated with nobility and virtue, often interpreted as "one who seeks the right path" or "honorable."

Aarsh m Sanskrit
Means "words of the Rishis" or "ancient" in Sanskrit. Rishis were Vedic poets who composed hymns and invoked deities with poetry.

Aaryamani f Odia
Means "belonging to the Sun" in Odia.

Aashrit m Indian
Means "the protected one" in Sanskrit.

Aat f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ꜥꜣt meaning "the great one", ultimately derived from ꜥꜣj "to be big, great, important" combined with the suffix .t. Aat was a queen of the Twelfth Dynasty, a wife of Amenemhat III.

Aawohkitopi m Siksika
Means "rode the enemy's horse" in Siksika.

Aazhawigiizhigokwe f Ojibwe (Anglicized)
Meaning, "goes across the sky woman" or "the hanging cloud."

Abad m Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish abad "abbot", after saint Anthony the Great (known in Spanish as san Antonio Abad, "saint Anthony the Abbot"). This name is often given as the compound name Antonio Abad.

Abadia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese abadia "abbey", this name is usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Abadia "Our Lady of the Abbey". The title itself goes back to a Marian apparition near the Abadia do Bouro in Braga, Portugal... [more]

Abadibo f & m Ijaw
Means "a person from the sea" in Ijaw.

Abagtha m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Etymology unknown, though sources claim it may mean "father of the wine press" or "fortunate". In the book of Esther, this is the name of one of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus's court.

Abasin m Pashto
Means "Indus (the river)" in Pashto.

Abaskhiron m Coptic, History (Ecclesiastical)
Combination of the honorific title Abba "father" and skhyron "the strong". This was the name of a 3rd century Coptic martyr.

Abatur m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic)
Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from aba "father" combined with uthra ('utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of Ptahil, the Mandaean demiurge.

Abaynesh f Amharic
Means "you are the Nile" in Amharic.

Abdalaati m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "servant of the giver" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with Aati "giver, bestower".

Abd Al-ali m Arabic
Means "servant of the highest" from عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant, slave" and عليّ (ʿalīy) meaning "lofty, sublime"

Abd al-Azim m Arabic
Means "servant of the mighty" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with عظيم ('azim) meaning "magnificent, great, powerful".

Abd al-Baqi m Arabic
Means "servant of the everlasting" from Arabic عبد ('abd) meaning "servant" combined with باقي (baqi) meaning "eternal, everlasting".

Abd al-Basir m Arabic
Means "slave of the wise" in Arabic, from عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave" and البصير (al-basir) meaning "the wise"

Abd al-Basit m Arabic
Means "servant of the expander" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with باسط (basit) meaning "expander, extender".

Abd al-Fattah m Arabic
Means "servant of the opener" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with فتاح (fattāḥ) meaning "opener, conqueror".

Abd al-Ghaffar m Arabic
Means "servant of the all-forgiver" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and غفار (ghaffar) meaning "forgiver, pardoner".

Abd al-Ghafur m Arabic
Means "servant of the ever-forgiving" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and غفور (ghafur) meaning "forgiving, merciful".

Abd al-Ghani m Arabic
Means "servant of the all-sufficient" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with غني (ghaniyy) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Abd al-Hadi m Arabic
Means "servant of the guide" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with هادي (hadi) meaning "leader, guide".

Abd al-Hafiz m Arabic
Means "servant of the preserver" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and حفيظ (hafiz) meaning "custodian, guardian".

Abd al-Hakim m Arabic
Means "servant of the wise" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with حكيم (hakim) meaning "wise".

Abd al-Halim m Arabic
Means "servant of the forbearing" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with حليم (halim) meaning "patient, tolerant, mild".

Abd al-Jabbar m Arabic
Means "servant of the almighty" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with جبار (jabbār) meaning "powerful".

Abd al-Jalil m Arabic
Means "servant of the exalted one" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" and جليل (jalīl) meaning "exalted, impprtant, honourable".

Abd al-Jawad m Arabic
Abd al-Jawad means "servant of the merciful".

Abd al-Khaliq m Arabic
Means "servant of the creator" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with خالق (khaliq) meaning "creator, maker".

Abd al-Mannan m Arabic
Means "servant of the beneficent" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with منان (mannan) meaning "beneficent, benevolent, generous".

Abd al-Masih m Arabic
Means "servant of the messiah" from عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave" and مسيح (masih) meaning "the messiah" (used by Arab Christians)

Abdalmassih m Arabic
Means "servant of the Messiah", from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) and المسح (masih) "messiah, Christ"... [more]

Abd al-Muqit m Arabic
From عبد ('abd) meaning "slave of" and المقيت (al-muqit) meaning "the nourisher". In Islam, المقيت (al-muqit) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Abd al-Musawwir m Arabic
Means "slave of the fashioner" from عبد ('abd) meaning "slave, servant" and مصوّر (musawwir) meaning "the fashioner, the shaper"

Abd al-Qahar m Arabic
Means "servant of the vanquisher" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" and قهار (qahhar) meaning "vanquisher, subduer, conqueror".

Abd al-Qayyum m Arabic
Means "slave of the provider" in Arabic, from عبد ('abd) meaning "slave, servant" and قيوم (qayyum) meaning "provider, sustainer"

Abd al-Quddus m Arabic
Means "servant of the all-holy" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with قدوس (quddus) meaning "holy".

Abd-al-sami m Arabic
Means "servant of the all hearing" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with سَمِيْع (samee) meaning "hearing".

Abd al-Wahab m Arabic
Means "servant of the all-giver" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with وهاب (wahab) meaning "giver, bestower".

Abd al-Wahid m Arabic
Means "servant of the incomparable one" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with واحد (wāḥid) meaning "one, single, unique, incomparable".

Abd al-zahir m Arabic, Pashto
Means "slave of the helper" from عبد ('abd) meaning "slave, servant" and الظاهر (al-zahir) meaning "helper, support"

Abd al-Zahra m Arabic
Means "servant of Zahrah" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with the given name Zahra... [more]

Abd an-Nabi m Arabic
Means "servant of the prophet" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نبي (nabīy) meaning "prophet".

Abd an-Nasir m Arabic
Means "servant of the helper" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with ناصر (nāṣir) meaning "helper".

Abd an-Nur m Arabic
Means "servant of the light" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Abd ar-Rauf m Arabic
Means "servant of the compassionate" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رؤوف (raʾūf) meaning "compassionate, merciful, gracious".

Abd ar-Razzaq m Arabic
Means "servant of the provider" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رزاق (razzāq) meaning "provider, sustainer".

Abd as-Samad m Arabic
Means "servant of the eternal" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with صمد (ṣamad) meaning "eternal, everlasting".

Abdel-Fattah m Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "servant of the conqueror" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with فتاح‎ (fattah) meaning "conqueror"... [more]

Abderos m Greek Mythology
Possibly means "the man with the whip", from Hesychian ἄβδης· µάστιξ. In Greek mythology, he is considered a divine hero, most notably known for his tragic role in Herakles' eighth labour.

Abdhija f Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit अब्धिजा (Abdhijā) meaning "Goddess Lakshmi; born in the sea".

Abdul-ahad m Arabic
Means "servant of the one" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with احد (ʾaḥad) meaning "one, unqiue".

Abdul-ali m Arabic
Comes from Arabic عبد العلي ('abd al-'Ali) meaning "servant of the most High".

Abdul Hannan m Arabic
Means “servant of the merciful” in Arabic.

Abdulmasih m Arabic
Means "servant of the Messiah" in Arabic.

Abdul Nafi m Arabic
Means “servant of the benefactor” in Arabic.

Abedabun f Ojibwe
Possibly means "she/he sees in the distance" in Ojibwe, from Ojibwe waabi "she/he has vision, sees" and debaabam "see at a distance". It also means "seen at dawn; dawn" in Chippewa.

Abegunde m & f Yoruba
Means "The one who came with the masquerade" in Yoruba.

Abejul m & f Bandial
Means "the one who pouts" in Bandial.

Aberdeen f & m English
Means "mouth of the Don (river)" in Scottish Gaelic. This is the name of the name of a city in northern Scotland, as well as several other cities worldwide named after the Scottish city.

Aberfa f Welsh
Means "from the mouth of the river" in Welsh.

Aberuagba m & f Yoruba
Means "the one who respects elders" in Yoruba, derived from a meaning "one person", bẹrù meaning "fear, be afraid" and àgbà meaning "elder".

Abiba f Northern African
Has its origins in the Moroccan language and means "first child born after the grandmother has died."

Abiha f Pakistani
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]

Abihud m Biblical
Means "the father is glory" or "father of glory". It is the name of two characters in the Bible.

Abijam m Biblical, 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).

Abinoam m Biblical
Means "the father is pleasantness" in Hebrew.

Abiona f & m Yoruba
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]

Able m English (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".

Aboazar m Medieval Portuguese
From Arabic Abu-Nazr, possibly meaning "father of the herald" or "father of the commitment".

Aboderin m Yoruba
Means "one who walks in the company of hunters" in Yoruba.

Abricotine f Folklore
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.

Abrocomas m History
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]

Abruy m Kazakh (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]

Abukar m Arabic, Somali
Possibly means "father of the unique".

Abul m Arabic, 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]

Abungu f Luo
Means "of the forest" in Luo.

Abuse-not f English (Puritan)
In reference to 1 Corinthians 9:18, "What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my right in the gospel."

Abylay m Kazakh
Combination of Abyl with the Kazakh noun ай (ay) meaning "moon". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "father of the moon".... [more]

Acamar m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Ākhir an-nahr, meaning "end of the river". This is the traditional name of the star Theta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Achala f Indian, Sanskrit
Derived from Sanskrit achala "constant; unceasing" and "the earth".

Achan f Dinka
Means "female child in the first pair of twins" in Dinka.

Achernar m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic ākhir an-nahr, meaning "the end of the river". This is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus.

Acheron m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἄχεα ῥέων (áchea rhéōn) meaning "the stream of woe". Also compare Greek αχος (achos) meaning "pain". Some consider the aforementioned meaning to be folk etymology, saying that instead the name might be derived from Greek acherousai meaning "marsh-like water"... [more]

Achguayaxerax m Guanche Mythology
This is one of Acoran's names and it means "behold the Spirit that sustains the firmament".

Achike m Igbo
Means "take the things of the world easy" in Igbo.

Achmayexguayaxerax f Guanche Mythology
This is one of Chaxiraxi's names and it means "behold his mother, the Spirit that sustains the universe".

Achuguayo m Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *at-u wayyu, meaning "here is the spirit". This name was an epithet of Acoran.

Achuhucanac m Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *at-u hu əkanak , meaning "here is the one in the rain". This name was an epithet of Acoran.

Achuhurahan m Guanche Mythology
From Guanche *at-u hu raɣan, meaning "he who is in the brilliance". This name was an epithet of Acoran.

Aciano m Spanish
Means "the blue bottle flower" in Spanish.

Acolnahuacatl m Nahuatl
Means "inhabitant of Acolnehuac", itself meaning "near the river bend".

Acony f English (Rare)
From the Hitchiti word oconee meaning "water eyes of the hills", which lent itself to the name of a wildflower found in the Appalachians Mountains, Acony Bell.

Acoran m Guanche Mythology
From Guanche aqqoran, derived from *āhɣuran "God", literally "the Celestial", from *ahɣur "firmament, vault of heaven, sky". This was the name of the supreme god in the mythology of the Guanches indigenous to Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands.

Acrab m Astronomy
Acrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب‎) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"

Acraea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀκραία (Akraia), an epithet of numerous goddesses whose temples were situated on hills or mountains, including Athena and Hera, which meant "of the heights" or "dwelling on the heights"... [more]

Acraepheus m Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown, although it may be related to ακραίος (akraios) meaning "extreme", or "marginal, at the edge". In Greek mythology, he is a son of Apollo.

Actassi m Chamorro
Meaning to “share the sea”

Adaishe m & f Shona
Meaning "one who has loved the Lord"

Adakole m & f Idoma
Idoma name meaning "father of the house", "head of family", or "head of the home". This name is usually given to the firstborn male or female child in Idoma households.

Adamanta f Literature
Adamanta Took, née Chubb was a hobbit of the Shire.... [more]

Adamantius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Adamantios. This was borne by the 3rd-century Christian theologian Origenes Adamantius, who acquired the nickname because of his "character of steel", evidenced by severe ascetic practices (allegedly including self-castration based on a literal reading of Matthew 19:12 - "There are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven").

Adaora f Igbo
Means "the people's daughter" in Igbo.

Adar m Kurdish
Means "the month of March" in Kurdish.

Adastra f English (Rare)
From the Latin phrase ad astra "to the stars". It may have been inspired by the similar name Adrasta (see Adrasteia).

Addam m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Adam. Possibly influcenced by the TV show "The Addams Family" in which the surname of the family is Addams... [more]

Addisu m Ethiopian
Means "the new one".

Adebimpe f Yoruba
Means "the crown is complete" in Yoruba.

Adebisi f Yoruba
Means "the crown has given birth to more" in Yoruba. This is the name of the (Nigerian) mother of British musician Seal Samuel.

Adebobajo m Yoruba
Means "the crown suits the king" in Yoruba.

Adedewe f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown has become small" or "one has arrived small" in Yoruba, from either adé "crown" or dé "to arrive, come" combined with di "become, change into" and ẹ̀wẹ́ "small, thin"... [more]

Adedire m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown has become good fortune" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with di "become, change into" and ire "luck, good fortune, goodness".

Adedoyin f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown is now honey" in Yoruba.

Adefunke f Yoruba
Means "the crown has given me to cherish" in Yoruba.

Adegbamigbe m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown did not forget me” in Yoruba.

Adegbemibu m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown did not insult me” in Yoruba.

Adejuyigbe m Yoruba
Means "the crown does not allow honour to perish" in Yoruba.

Adekanmi m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown is now my turn" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown", kàn meaning "to touch, to concern" and mi meaning "me, my".

Adekiite m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown does not fall" in Yoruba.

Adekoya m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown rejects suffering" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown", kọ̀ meaning "to refuse, to reject" and ìyà meaning "punishment, suffering".

Adekugbe m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown does not perish" in Yoruba.

Adel f Yiddish, Hebrew
Means "an eternity with God" in Hebrew, from עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity" and אֵל (ʾēl) "God, the supreme deity, esp. the supreme God of Israel".... [more]

Adelakun m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "the crown opens the womb" in Yoruba.

Adelola f Yoruba
The name origin came from Nigeria with the name meaning: "The crown brings honour"

Adelowo m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "the crown has honour" or "the crown has respect" in Yoruba.

Adelphus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós) "brother" (literally "from the same womb", from the copulative prefix a- "together with" and delphys "womb"). Adelphus was a bishop of Metz, France, who is now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

Ademurewa f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown brought goodness" in Yoruba.

Adeniji m Yoruba
Means "the crown has fame" in Yoruba.

Adeniran m Yoruba
Means "the crown has a lineage" in Yoruba.

Adeniyi m Yoruba, Nigerian
Means "the crown is precious" in Yoruba.

Adeoye m Western African, Yoruba
From Yoruba adé oyè, which literally means "the crown of chieftancy", and is understood to mean "the crown given to me to celebrate my acquired chieftaincy title".

Adepero f Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "the crown pacifies" or "the crown calms" in Yoruba.

Aderonke f Yoruba
Means "the crown has found something to pamper" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty", rí "to see, find", ohun "thing, something", and kẹ́ "cherish, care for".

Adesina m Yoruba
Means "the crown has opened the way" or "the one who arrives and opens the way" in Yoruba, usually given to the firstborn child in a family.

Adesoji m Yoruba
Means "the crown has woken up" from Yoruba adé meaning "crown" and sọjí meaning "to arise, to awake".

Adesola f Yoruba
Means "the crown honored us" in Yoruba.

Adesuwa f Edo
Means "in the midst of prosperity" in Edo.

Adetutu f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown is gentle" in Yoruba.

Adeyemi m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "the crown suits me" or "one who arrives and befits me" in Yoruba.

Adeyemo m & f Yoruba
Means "the crown suits the child" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty" combined with yẹ "suitable, worthy" and ọmọ "child".

Adeyinka f & m Yoruba
Means "the crown surrounds me" in Yoruba.

Adgilis Deda f Georgian Mythology
Means "the mother of locality" or "place mother", from Georgian ადგილი (adgili) meaning "place" and დედა (deda) meaning "mother". In Georgian mythology, Adgilis Deda is the goddess of fertility and livestock portrayed as a beautiful woman with silver jewelry... [more]

Adhil f & m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الذيل (að-ðayl) meaning "the train (of a garment)". This is the traditional name of several stars in the constellation Andromeda.

Adhiran m Indian
The literal translation of the name in Tamil is "the shaker"

Adhish m Indian
Means "the supreme lord".

Adhrit m Hinduism
A name for the Hindu Lord Vishnu, Adhrit means " the one who supports everyone but does not need to support himself " it is also of Sanskrit origin.

Adigheji m Isoko (Rare)
Means "pillar of the house" in Isoko.

Adilbish m & f Mongolian
Means "dissimilar, unlike, not the same" in Mongolian, from адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".

Adimata f Indian, Hindi
Means "the primal mother", from adi "primeval, first" and mata "mother".

Adinatha m Hinduism
Means "original lord, the first lord, the primordial master" or "the Supreme Lord, lord of lords" in Sanskrit, composed of आदि (ādi) "primeval, first" and नाथ (nātha) "master, lord"... [more]

Adityawarman m History, Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit आदित्यवर्मन् (adityavarman) meaning "protection of Aditya" or "protection of the sun", from the name of the Hindu god Aditya combined with Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection, shield"... [more]

Adole m Idoma
Means "father of the house" in Idoma.

Adongo m & f Luo
Means "second of the twins" in Luo.

Adousios m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Āδušya, meaning "the pleasant one".

Adramelech m Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology, Literature
Latin form of אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ (Adar-malik) meaning "king of fire" in Hebrew. This was the name of a Babylonian deity to whom infants were burnt in sacrifice (II Kings xvii, 31)... [more]

Adrija f Indian (Rare)
Means "daughter of the mountain". This is an epithet of Parvati.

Adsartha f Literature
Means "child of the warrior star" in Atlantean, the fictional language used in Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel, 'The Fall of Atlantis'.

Adurnarseh m Old Persian, Middle Persian
Derived from Middle Persian ādur (also ātur) meaning "fire" combined with the name Narseh. As such, the meaning of the name as a whole is roughly "the word of a fiery man" or "the fiery word of a man".

Adwen f Welsh, Cornish
Welsh name, in which the second element is gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". It was borne by a Cornish saint, considered to be "the Cornish Saint Dwynwen" as a patron of sweethearts... [more]

Ægileif f Old Norse
The first element Ægi- may be related to Old Icelandic Ægir, "the sea" or "the god of the sea", found in compounds as ægisandr "sea-sand" or the Icelandic place-name Ægisiða... [more]

Aegyptus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Aigyptos (Αἴγυπτος), derived from Amarna Hikuptah, which corresponds to Egyptian Ha(t)-ka-ptah "temple of the soul of Ptah"... [more]

Aemond m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television series "House of the Dragon". Prince Aemond is a member of House Targaryen. He is the second son of King Viserys I Targaryen by his second wife, Queen Alicent Hightower, and the younger brother of King Aegon II Targaryen.

Aemylia f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Aerial f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ariel. The spelling is apparently influenced by the English adjective aerial meaning "pertaining to the air; ethereal" (ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air").

Aero m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English combining form (aero-), ultimately from Greek ἀήρ (aer) "air" (originally "the lower air, the air that surrounds the earth" as opposed to αἰθήρ (aither) "the upper air"; compare Aither)... [more]

Aethlios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "winning the prize, running for the prize" in Greek.

Aethra f Greek 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.

Afafa f Ewe
Means "the first child of the second husband" in Ewe.

Afaq f Azerbaijani
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.

Affy f English (Australian)
Australian name meaning "Princess of the moon".

Aganju m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)
Means "the one with the stiff face" in Yoruba, a clipping of Aganjusola.

Aganjusola m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)
Means "the one with the stiff face makes honor" in Yoruba. According to Yoruba tradition, this is the name of a warrior king deified after his death, said to fight by shooting fire. He is associated with wilderness, the desert, and volcanoes... [more]

Agasidamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀγαστός (agastos) meaning "admirable" and δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people", a Doric Greek variant of δῆμος (demos).

Agbaakin m Yoruba
Means "elderly warrior" or "most senior of the brave ones" in Yoruba, from àgbà "elder, adult" and akin "bravery, valour; a brave person, warrior".

Agdluaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "hole in the ice for fishing" in Greenlandic.

Agena f Astronomy
Hadar and Agena are the traditional names of a star in the constellation Centaurus, also known as the Beta Centauri. It bore the traditional names Hadar and Agena... [more]

Agesilaos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek ἆγειν (agein) meaning "to carry, to fetch" or from Greek ἄγω (ago) "to guide, to lead" (also see Agis)... [more]

Aghadinuno m Igbo
Means "war is in the house" in Igbo.

Aghan m Literature
Aghan is the name of a human being in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" book series.

Agharna m Sanskrit
Means "the moon" in Sanskrit.

Agis m Ancient Greek, History
Derived from the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry". It is closely related to the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide"... [more]

Agit m Kurdish, Persian
Means "the brave, the warrior".

Agrestes m Arthurian Cycle
Derived from Latin agrestis meaning "rural, rustic, wild, brutish", from ager "field, farm". This is the name of an ancient pagan king of Camelot in the Old French Arthurian romance 'Estoire del Saint Graal' ("History of the Holy Grail", 1220-35)... [more]

Aguabanahizan m Guanche
Derived from Guanche *awabanahizan, meaning "son of the climber".

Aguaboregue m Guanche
Derived from Guanche *awaboreg, meaning "son of the proud".

Aguacoromos m Guanche
Derived from Guanche awakoromos, meaning "son of the wrinkled".

Aguamuge m Guanche
Derived from Guanche awamuh, meaning "son of the mumbling".

Aguanahuche m Guanche
Derived from Guanche awanaɣuš, meaning "son of the cutter".

Agüeybaná m Taíno (Archaic)
Interpreted to mean "the great sun" in Taino.

Águila f Spanish
Means "eagle" in Spanish (see Aquila), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Águila and Nuestra Señora del Águila, meaning "The Virgin of the Eagle" and "Our Lady of the Eagle" respectively.... [more]

Agušaya f Akkadian, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "the whirling dancer", deriving from the Akkadian words gâšum ("to dance") and gūštum ("dance"). Attested as an epithet for Ishtar in the Hymn of Agushaya.

Aguta m & f Inuit
Means "gatherer of the dead" in Inuit.

Agwé m Afro-American Mythology
Haitian name meaning "spirit of the sea". In Vodou, and especially in Haiti, Agwé (also spelt Goue, Agoueh, or Agive), is a loa who rules over the sea, fish, and aquatic plants, as well as the patron loa of fishermen and sailors.

Agyeman m Akan
Means "saviour of the nation" in Akan.

Aharhel m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "behind the rampart." In 1 Chronicles 4:8, Aharhel is the son of Harum of the tribe of Judah.

Ahatmilku f Ancient Near Eastern
Possibly means "sister of the king" in Amorite. Name borne by a princess of Amurru (fl. 1265 BCE), who would go on to become queen of Ugarit (modern day Ras Shamna in Northern Syria) as the wife of King Niqmepa.

Ahbroam m Mormon
An Egyptian variation of Abram 1 according to Joseph Smith. It is defined as "father of the faithful".

Ahez f Breton Legend
Of unknown origin and meaning, albeit a connection to Welsh aches, a word denoting the sound of the water clashing on the shore, has been suggested. In Breton legend, Ahez is always described as the daughter of King Gralon, sometimes described as a sorceress, enchantress, fairy or giantess, and often, though not always, considered identical with Dahud... [more]

Ahhotep f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian jꜥḥ-ḥtp meaning "Iah is satisfied" or "the moon is content", derived from the name of the god Iah (literally "the moon") combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction"... [more]

Ahimaaz m English, Biblical Hebrew
Means "brother of the council" in Hebrew.

Ahiman m Biblical
Meaning "brother of the right hand / brother of a gift."

Ahouba m Manipuri
Means "the beginning" in Meitei.

Ahouloibi f Manipuri
Means "she who is the beginning and end" in Meitei.

Ahuura f & m Tahitian
Means "red dress" from the Tahitian phrase ʻahu ʻura ariʻi o te toʻo ao te rā meaning "royal red robe of the sunset".

Aibala f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh aй (ai) meaning "moon" and бала (bala) meaning "child". Some provide the meaning as "like the moon" or "beautiful like the moon".

Aibhinn f Irish
Means "beautiful" or "the lovely one" in Irish. It's an alternate name for an Irish spirit and queen of the Banshees, also known as Aeval.

Aidil m Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic عيد ال ('id al) meaning "festival of the, feast of the", used in the names of several Islamic holidays such as Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Aiglanor m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun αἴγλη (aigle) meaning "light (of the sun or moon)" as well as "radiance" and "glory" (see Aegle) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".

Aihai f Chinese
Means the sea of love. Combination of ai which means love and hai which means sea. The meaning of the name is "the sea of love".

Aikako f Japanese (Rare)
From 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo", combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat"... [more]

'Ailana f Hawaiian
Means "loving" in Hawaiian.... [more]

Áillun m & f Sami
This name derives from the Old Norse name Áslæikr, composed of two elements: *ansuz (heathen god, áss, god) plus lėih (joke, amusement, exercise, sport, dance, magic, music, melody, song)... [more]

Ainalrami m & f Astronomy
Nu¹ and Nu² Sagittarii (together designated Nu Sagittarii) bore the traditional name Ain al Rami (Ainalrami), which is from the Arabic عين الرامي ʽain al-rāmī meaning "eye of the archer".

Ainesidemos m Ancient Greek
Means "praise of the people", from Greek αἴνεσις (ainesis) meaning "praise", itself derived from αἰνέω (aineo) "to praise", and δημος (demos) meaning "the people".

Ainhara f Basque
Derived from Navarro-Lapurdian Basque ainhara "swallow (the bird)" (compare Ainara).

Aininoor f Tatar
Derived from Arabic ayn meaning "eye" and nur meaning "light", ultimately meaning "light of the eyes".

Ainul m & f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bengali
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with عين ال (ʾayn al) meaning "eye of the".

Aiqing f Chinese
This name could be made with 爱 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 蔼 (ai) meaning "friendly, lush" and 青 (qing) meaning "Blue, Green, Young" or 清 (qing) meaning "district, clear, clean, quiet, the Dynasty, completely, thoroughly"... [more]

Airiko f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai, ito, mana) meaning "love, affection" and 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit, gain", combined with 子 (ko, shi, su) meaning "child, the sign of the rat, 1st sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Aischris f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αισχρός (aischros) "the one with shame".

Aisholpan f Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh ай ‎(ay) meaning "moon" combined with шолпан (sholpan) "Venus (the planet)".

Aiswaran m Indian, Hinduism
Means "belongs to the lord; lordly".

Aiswari f Indian (Rare)
Means "one who belongs to Iswara (the Lord)" in Sanskrit.

Aithusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Popular Culture
From Greek αἴθουσα (aithousa), a participle of the verb αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to light up". In Greek mythology, Aithousa (Latin: Aethusa) is the daughter of Poseidon and Alcyone, and a lover of Apollo (the Sun) with whom she had Eleuther... [more]

Aiyako f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai, ito, mana) meaning "love, affection" and 椰 (ya) meaning "coconut palm tree", combined with 子 (ko, shi, su) meaning "child, the sign of the rat, 1st sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Aizatullah m Kazakh
Translates roughly to "divine offspring of the moon". Derived from the Kazakh word ay, meaning "moon", the Kazakh and Persian word zâde meaning "offspring", and the Kazakh and Arabic suffix -ullah, meaning "Allah (God)".

Aizivaishe m & f Shona
Meaning "one who knew the Lord".

Ajah m & f Bandial
Means "the clever one" in Bandial.

Ajajak f Greenlandic
Means "the one chanting 'ajaaja'" in Greenlandic. Ajaaja is an onomatopoeia.

Ajewole m & f Yoruba
Means "the goddess Aje has entered this house" or "wealth has come in" in Yoruba, from ajé "wealth, prosperity" and wọle "enter into" (itself from wọ "to enter" and ilé "house, home").

Ajinkya m Marathi
Means Invincible. Also another name of Lord Shri Krishna.... [more]

Akam m Arabic
“The passenger and travel supplies, including tents, bags, and food, from the beginning of the journey of the travel caravan until its last stop, and , which also means gripping tightly on the reins of the animal and entering”

Akamoeteivi m Cook Islands Maori
Means "let the bones lie, make peace" in Cook Islands Maori.

Akana f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (aka) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 紅 (aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree"... [more]

Akaneo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [more]

Akariko f Japanese (Rare)
It could be from 朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akashagamini f Hinduism
Means "flew in the sky". It is one of the 108 names of the goddess Durga.

Akawel m Berber
Means "the black" in Amazigh.

Akeko f Japanese
From Japanese 晏 (a) meaning "late in the day", 気 (ke) meaning "spirit; mood" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akhere m & f Western African, Esan
Means "the younger twin" in Esan.

Akiliano m & f Hawaiian
Carries the meaning "From the city of Adrian", possibly related to the ancient city of Adrianople. In numerology, Akiliano corresponds to the number 9.

Akimiu f & m Greenlandic
Means "one who roams by the place under windows opposite the plank bed" in Greenlandic.

Akin m Yoruba
Means "the brave one" in Yoruba.

Akinari m Japanese
From the Japanese Kanji 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" or 旺 (aki) meaning "prosperous; energic" combined with 成 (nari) meaning "to become". ... [more]

Akinfela m Yoruba
Means "bravery expands the coast of wealth" in Yoruba.

Akomo f Luo
"someone delivered during planting or prosperous times of the year"

Akonawe m Isoko
Means "let the teeth laugh" in Isoko.

Akpomatunemibofa m & f Ijaw
Means "nobody has a knowledge of the world" in Ijaw.

Akpomofa f & m Ijaw
Means "the world is not as you think of it" in Ijaw.

Akrab m Astronomy
Akrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب‎) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"

Akumi f Japanese
"The Dark"... [more]

Akurgal m Sumerian
Means "descendant of the great mountain", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒀀 a ("offspring, father"), 𒆳 kur ("mountain, highland"), and 𒃲 gal ("large, mighty, great")... [more]

Alabi m & f Yoruba
Means "born of the white cloth, born of purity" in Yoruba, from ala "white cloth, purity" and bí "to give birth, be born".

Aladejana m & f Yoruba
Means "royalty has found the right path" in Yoruba.

Aladelusi m & f Yoruba
Means "the king has prestige" in Yoruba.

Aladfar f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al-’uz̧fur, meaning "the talons of the swooping eagle". This is the traditional name of the star Eta Lyrae in the constellation Lyra.

Alakshmi f Indian (Rare), Hinduism
The name of the older sister of Lakshmi and the Hindu goddess of misfortune. She is sometimes viewed, according to one source, as another avatar of a form of the goddess Kali... [more]

Alākšu-lūmur f Babylonian
Means "may I see his path", deriving from the Akkadian element alaktu ("the route,the journey (of gods, of people)").

Al-'ala' m Arabic
Means "the exalted". Laqab of Ala 1. This was the personal name of Abu Sa'd al-'Ala' ibn Sahl (c. 940–1000), a Muslim mathematician, physicist and optics engineer... [more]

Alalcomeneïs f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Probably means "the Protectress, the Defender" from the Greek verb ἀλαλκεῖν (alalkein) "to ward, to keep off". This was an epithet of the goddess Athena as guardian of Boeotia... [more]

al-Aleem m & f Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"The All-Knowing One", "The Knowledgable One"... [more]

Alam al-Din m Arabic
Means "mark of the religion" from Arabic علم ('alam) meaning "sign, mark, flag, banner" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Alamgir m Bengali, Urdu
From Persian عالمگیر‎ (alamgir) meaning "conqueror of the world", derived from Arabic عالم (ʿālam) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian گیر (gīr) meaning "catch, seize, conquer"... [more]

Al-Amin m Arabic, Bengali
Means "the truthful", derived from Arabic أمين (amin).

Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]

Alanoud f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means "the strong-willed", from Anoud prefixed with the Arabic definite article.

Alara m Yoruba, History
Possibly from the title of the traditional monarch of either Ìlárá-Mọ̀kín or Ará-Èkìtì, from Yoruba oni-, a possessive forming prefix, and either Ìlárá "the ones who possess many relatives” or Ará, of unknown etymology... [more]

Alaska f English
From Aleut alaxsxaq "object to which the action of the sea is directed" or "mainland". It is the name of a US state.

Alathfar f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of a star in the constellation Lyra - Mu Lyrae. Its traditional name Alathfar comes from the Arabic الأظفار al-ʼaẓfār, meaning "the talons (of the swooping eagle)".

Alaula f Hawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".

Albaldah m & f Astronomy
This is the official name of the star Pi Saggitarii. Albaldah was the traditional name of a star system. It comes from the Arabic بلدة bálda "the town".

Albali m & f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Aquarii. It comes from Arabic البالع (albāli‘), meaning "the swallower".

Albia f Basque, Spanish (Latin American)
Taken from the name of a grotto in the Aralar Range in the Basque Mountains where a dolmen was discovered in 1915, as well as from the name of a suburb of Bilbao where Sabino Arana Goiri was born. Goiri was a writer, creator of the Basque flag, founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and is generally considered "the father of Basque nationalism".

Albika f Chechen (Rare)
Means "the lady", derived from the Arabic definite article ال (al) combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman" (a feminine form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master").

Albiorix m Celtic Mythology
A name given on an inscription at Avignon to a Celtic war god, who may have been Tīwaz (see Tyr) or Teutates (Latinized form of Toutatis)... [more]

Albulaan m Astronomy
This is the name of two stars in the constellation Aquarius: Mu Aquarii and Nu Aquarii. The name comes from an Arabic term al-bulaʽān (ألبولعان) meaning "the two swallowers".

Alcántara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Given in honour of the 16th-century Spanish saint and mystic Peter of Alcántara (1499-1562). The place name Alcántara is itself from Arabic القنطرة (al-Qanṭarah) meaning "the bridge".

Alchemy f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English noun alchemy referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry", which ultimately comes from Greek χυμεία (chymeia) "art of alloying metals, alchemy" via Arabic al-kimiya (the source also of Persian Kimiya).

Alderamin m & f Astronomy
This is the name of the star Alpha Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. It bore the traditional name Alderamin, a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمين al-dhirā‘ al-yamīn, meaning "the right arm".

Aldhanab m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Gamma Gruis in the constellation Grus. The name Aldhanab comes from Al Dhanab, from the Arabic الذنب al-dhanab meaning "the tail (of the Southern Fish)".

Aldhibah f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Draconis in the Draco constellation. Zeta Draconis has the old Arabic name الذئب al-dhiʼb "the wolf", given in its feminine form Al Dhiʼbah (ذئبة)

Alealani f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian 'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Aleister m English
Variant of Alister. According to Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), born Edward Alexander Crowley, this is "the Gaelic form of Alexander".

Alejehen m & f Bandial
Means "the one who trivialises things" in Bandial.

Aleshanee f English (American, Modern, Rare), Coos (?), Iroquois (?)
Possibly means "she plays all the time" in Coos or Iroquois.

Alexamenos m Ancient 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]

Alexidamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and δᾶμος (damos), the Doric Greek form of (demos) "the people".... [more]

Alexidemos m Ancient 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".

Alexilaos m Ancient 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".

Alexileos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and λαός (laos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).

Alfalfa m English (American)
A type of flowering plant. A notable fictional bearer of this name is Alfalfa Switzer from the series of early short films "The Little Rascals" also known as "Our Gang". There was a movie adaptation in 1994... [more]

Alfirk m Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Beta Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. The name is derived from the Arabic الفرقة al-firqah "the flock" (of sheep).