AshlarmLiterature A character in the novel "Taltos" by Anne Rice.
AshokasundarifHinduism The name of the daughter of Shiva and Parvati. Her name is derived from Ashoka, referring to the easing of Parvati's sorrow, and sundari meaning "beautiful girl".
AshqarmArabic Muslim name from the Arabic word for "blond".
AskarmArabic Derived from Arabic عسكر (askar) meaning "army, soldiers". In some cases (possibly in non-Arabophone countries), this name may also be a variant of Asghar.
AslanjeriymCircassian, Adyghe Name of one of the princes of the Hatuqway tribe of Circassians. His reign marked the greatest extent of the Hatuqway. The name is derived from Turkic Aslan + Giray
AsparuhmBulgarian, Bulgar, History Variant of Asparukh. Asparuh was а ruler of the Bulgars in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 680/681.
AsqarmKazakh Derived from the Kazakh noun қар (qar) meaning "snow", in reference to the snowy peaks of the mountains in southern Kazakhstan. Because of this reference, the name is sometimes also said to mean "the highest" or "summit".... [more]
AsqarmUzbek Uzbek form of the Arabic name Askar. This name is not to be confused with the Kazakh name Asqar, which is ultimately of Turkic origin.... [more]
AsrafLiterature Invented by Samuel Coleridge for his poem 'A Day-Dream' (composed 1802, published 1828). He arrived at it by inverting the first two letters of Sara, the first name of Sara Hutchinson, with whom he was in love... [more]
Asralm & fMongolian Means "mercy, compassion" in Mongolian.
Asraltm & fMongolian Means "merciful, compassionate" in Mongolian.
Asrarm & fArabic, Urdu Derived from أسرار (asrar), which is the plural of the Arabic noun سر (sirr) meaning "secret, mystery". In Iran, this is also the name of a daily newspaper.... [more]
AšratumfNear Eastern Mythology A cognate of the Ugaritic Asherah. Name borne by an Amorite goddess who was likely derived from the same source as Asherah, however she came to occupy her own distinct position in the Amorite pantheon... [more]
Asrim & fIndonesian, Malay Means "my age, my time" from Arabic عصر ('asr) meaning "time, age, era". This also coincides with the Indonesian word asri meaning "beautiful, fair". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is only masculine in Malaysia.
AsrielmBiblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Literature Variant of Azriel used in the Geneva Bible (1560), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.... [more]
AsrielmPopular Culture This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [more]
AssirmBiblical Hebrew Assir was a son of Korah of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah.
AssueermDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Ahasuerus. One bearer was Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1834-1889), a Dutch baron and politician who was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1888 to his death.
AssurancemEnglish (Puritan) From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.
AstaraelfLiterature Astarael is the seventh of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Astarael is the Weeper, the bell that throws everyone who hears her deep into Death.
AsterofGreek Derived from Greek άστρο (astro) or αστέρι (asteri), both meaning "star". This is the name of the title character of a 1959 Greek film (played by Aliki Viougiouklaki), a remake of a 1929 movie (itself loosely based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona).
AsteropaeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Asteropaios. In Greek mythology, this was the name of an important ally of Troy during the Trojan War. He was a grandson of the river god Axius.
AsteropaiosmGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἀστεροπαῖος (asteropaios) meaning "of lightning", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἀστεροπή (asterope) meaning "lightning" (see Asterope).... [more]
AsteryfLiterature Form of Asteria used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'Muiopotmus; or, the Fate of the Butterfly' (1591), where it belongs to a nymph turned into a butterfly.
ÁstormAsturian, Spanish From the Astures, a Celtic tribe that gave name to the Spanish region of Asturias.
AstoremItalian (Rare) Derived from the Italian noun astore meaning "goshawk", which effectively makes this name an Italian cognate of Astor.... [more]
AstorremItalian (Rare) Variant form of Astore. Known Italian bearers of this name include the former soccer player Astorre Cattabrini (b. 1922) and the military leaders Astorre II Baglioni (1526-1571) and Astorre I Manfredi (c... [more]
AstralabiusmMedieval French (Rare) A latinised greek word, meaning "One who reaches the stars", resembling the word astrolabe (an astronomical instrument).... [more]
ÁstráðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse áss "god" and ráð "advise, counsel, decision". The first name element is sometimes associated with the Old Norse word ást meaning "love, affection", but a connection is not likely.
Astrielm & fObscure Possibly derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".
AstrielfLiterature In the Sindarin (Elvish) language of JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series, this name is translated to “princess of ash”, derived from “ast” (meaning “ash, dust, sand”) & “-riel” (a common, feminine suffix meaning “princess”).
AstrikfArmenian Means "little star" in Armenian, from Greek aster meaning "star" and the diminutive ik.
AstrildfLiterature Claimed to mean "love fire" from Old Norse ást "love" and eldr "fire". Astrild was a personification of love in Scandinavian poetry (particularly during the Baroque and Rococo eras), probably introduced in the 17th century by Swedish poet Georg Stiernhielm.
AstrithfObscure (?) This is borne by Astrith Baltsan (1956-), an Israeli concert pianist; it is uncertain if her name has the same etymological origins as Ástríðr.
ÁstrósfIcelandic Derived from Icelandic ást meaning "affection, love, devotion" and rós "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name Ástríður (the Icelandic form of Ástríðr), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse áss "god", which in proper names becomes Ást- when it precedes the liquid r (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).
AtalarikmCroatian, Swedish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic) Croatian, Swedish and Norwegian form of Athalaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Ostrogoths.
AtarmPersian Mythology From the Indo-European *hxehxtr- "fire". In Zoroastrianism, Atar is the Zoroastrian concept of holy fire and, in later Zoroastrianism, became the god of fire and the element itself.
Atarelangm & fTswana Means "receive with cupped hands" in Setswana.
ĀtarepātamAvestan Derived from Avestan ātar "fire" combined with Avestan pāiti "to protect, to defend" or Avestan pāyu "protector". As such, the name either means "protected by the fire" or "protector of the fire"
Atarim & fObscure (Modern) From the Japanese word 当たり (atari) meaning "a hit, a good move" (specially in the game of Go). Atari is the name of an American videogame company that released the video game console Atari 2600 in the year 1977... [more]
AtartsetsegfMongolian Means "wilderness flower" in Mongolian, from атар (atar) meaning "wilderness, untouched land" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".