AlríkrmOld Norse Possibly a variant of Alarik, Adalrik or Alfríkr. Alternatively, it may be derived from the Old Norse elements ǫl "ale" and rikr "mighty, distinguished".
AlrunafGerman, Medieval German Germanic name, in which the second element was derived from Old High German runa or Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune" (Proto-Germanic *rūnō)... [more]
AlsvartrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from the Germanic name elements allr "all, everybody, entire" and svartr "black". This is the name of a giant in Norse Mythology.
AlsviðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse ala "entire, all" and svinnr "fast, clever". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a jotunn and one of Sól's horses.
AltairafEnglish (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).
Altangerelm & fMongolian Means "golden light" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Altannamarm & fMongolian Means "golden autumn" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and намар (namar) meaning "autumn".
Altannarf & mMongolian Means "golden sun" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".
Altanpürevm & fMongolian From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".
AltansargaifMongolian From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and саргай (sargai) meaning "rose, lily".
AltantsatsralfMongolian Means "golden light beam" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цацрал (tsatsral) meaning "radiation, light beam".
Altantülkhüürm & fMongolian Means "golden key" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and түлхүүр (tülkhüür) meaning "key".
AltbertmMedieval French Derived from Old High German alt, Old Saxon, Old Frisian ald meaning "old" together with Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.... [more]
AltjiramIndigenous Australian Mythology The sky father of the Aranda tribes of Central Australia, Altjira is looked on as the god of the Alchera, the dream time.
AlucardmPopular Culture The name Dracula spelled backwards. Though regularly featured in (animated) films, notably 'Son of Dracula' (1943), it is perhaps best known in more recent times from Kouta Hirano's 'Hellsing' manga and the 'Castlevania' video games.
AlvaritomSpanish Spanish diminutive of Álvaro. A known bearer of this name is the Spanish retired soccer player Álvaro Rodríguez Ros (b. 1936), who is commonly known as Alvarito.
AlverdinefEnglish Apparently a feminized form of Alfred via the Latin Alvredus. 'Used from time to time in the 19th century, and has been noted in the 20th century as Alvedine.'
AlvernemEnglish Derived from the Manor of Alverton on the west side of Penzance in Cornwall. The first person with this name is likely to be Edward Alverne Bolitho born 1842.
AlzirefTheatre, Literature Used by Voltaire for the heroine of his tragic play 'Alzire, ou les Américains' (1736), about a young indigenous Peruvian woman, daughter of a powerful chief. The heroine is named Alzira in Verdi's opera based on the play... [more]
Amaartivatf & mGreenlandic East Greenlandic name related to the word amaat meaning "a woman's coat with a large hood to carry children".
Amaiurf & mBasque (Modern) From the town of Amaiur in Spain. The fortress of Amaiur was one of the last fortresses in Navarre to make a stand against the Castilian invasion of 1512. In the 20th century it was reclaimed by Basque nationalists as a symbol of resistance of the Basque, thus its usage as a name for people.
AmalafridmGermanic Variant spelling of Amalfrid. Through his mother Amalaberga, Amalafrid was a great-grandson of Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths (in the 5th century AD).
AmalafridafGermanic, History Variant of Amalfrida. Amalafrida was a daughter of Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths in the 5th century AD.
AmalburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element amal "work." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
AmanecerfSpanish (Rare) Derived from Spanish amanecer "dawn (the morning period of twilight)".
AmanirenasfMeroitic Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a reigning Kandake of Kush between 40 BCE and 10 BCE, who famously lead Kushite armies in a war against Rome from 27 BCE to 22 BCE. It is likely she was a ruling queen, as her full title was "Amnirense qore li kdwe li" ("Ameniras, qore and kandake")
AmanirofMao From the Mao amani meaning "peaceful" and the feminine ending -ro.
AmanitaraqidefMeroitic Meaning uncertain. Possibly means "begotten of Amun", deriving from the Meroitic element terike ("to beget") and Amun, the Egyptian god of the sun and air... [more]
AmanitorefMeroitic Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a Kandake of Kush. Amanitore is often mentioned in contemporary texts as being a co-regent with Natakamani, who was the son of Amanishakheto.
Amanpreetf & mIndian (Sikh), Punjabi Means "peace and love" from Punjabi अमन (aman) meaning "peace" and ਪ੍ਰੀਤ (prīt) meaning "love" (ultimately from Arabic أمان (ʾamān) "peace" and Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) "pleasure, joy, love" respectively).
AmarafThai From Thai อมร (amara) meaning "immortal, undying", ultimately from Sanskrit अमर (amara).
AmarafJapanese From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 笑 (ra) meaning "to laugh, to smile" or 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
AmaralfSpanish (European, Modern, Rare) Transfered use of the surname Amaral. It began to be used after the Spanish rock duo Amaral, whose singer Eva Amaral also goes by the mononym Amaral.
AmarantomSpanish (Rare), Italian (Rare, ?) Spanish and Italian form of Amarantus. In other words, this is the masculine form of Amaranta. The 3rd-century Christian saint Amaranthus, who was martyred at Vieux near Albi in the south of France, is known by this name in Spanish.
Amarbayanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Amarbayasgalanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баясгалан (bayasgalan) meaning "happiness, pleasure".
Amarbilegm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
AmarboldmMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, bliss, peace" and болд (bold) meaning "steel".
Amarbuyanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
AmargeinmIrish (Archaic) Meaning "born of poetry" relating to the modern Irish word amhrán meaning song. Was the name of ancient poet, Amargein Glúingel, who wrote the Song of Amargein and the foster of father of the hero Cú Chulainn, Amargein mac Eccit.
AmarimAfrican, Yoruba, Western African A noted bearer was a Damel of Cayor, Amari Ngoné Ndella, who ruled from 1790 AD to 1809 AD. The Kingdom of Cayor was one of the largest of most powerful kingdoms in what is now Senegal, existing from 1549 AD to 1879 AD.
AmarifJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" and 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". ... [more]
AmarillafHungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic) English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.
Amarmendm & fMongolian Means "calm and peaceful" or "greetings" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, well-being", often used as a greeting.
Amarmönkhm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "forever, eternal".
AmarnafEnglish (Rare) The use of Amarna as a name is likely derived from the Egyptian archeological site of Amarna (also known as el-Amarna or Tell el-Amarna, لعمارنة). The city is located on the east bank of Nile River in the Egyptian province of Minya... [more]
AmarokmInuit Mythology Amarok is the name of a giant wolf in Inuit mythology. It will hunt down and devour anyone foolish enough to hunt alone at night. It is sometimes considered equivalent to the waheela of cryptozoology.
Amarsaikhanm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Amarsanaam & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "bliss, peace" or "simple, easy" combined with санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought".
AmartaivanmMongolian Means "peace, quiet; safety" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and тайван (taivan) meaning "peace, tranquility".
Amârtivatf & mGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Amaartivat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Amartüvshinm & fMongolian From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "peace, ease, rest" and түвшин (tüvshin) meaning "level, degree".
AmartyamBengali Means "immortal, deathless", from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and मृत (mrta) meaning "dead".
Amaruf & mJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heavens; sky" combined with 琉 (ru), 瑠 (ru), both meaning "precious stone; gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "flow", or 留 (ru) meaning "to detain; to fasten; to stop"... [more]
AmarufGuarani Means “rain” in Guaraní. It symbolizes the grace that parents feel when they discover that they will receive a daughter.
AmaryllidafGreek (Rare) Greek variant of Amaryllis, from the genitive form Αμαρυλλίδος (Amaryllidos). This is also the Greek name for the amaryllis flower.
AmarysiafGreek Mythology An epithet or title of the Greek goddess Artemis meaning "of Amarynthus", Amarynthus being a town in Euboea (according to Stephanus of Byzantium, Euboea itself)... [more]
Amat al-RazzakfArabic Means "maidservant of the all-provider" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" and رزاق (razzāq) "provider, sustainer".
AmaterrahmanefArabic (Maghrebi, Rare) Means "maidservant of the merciful" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".
Amat-nanāya-qerbetfBabylonian Means "the servant of Nanaya is at hand" deriving from the Akkadian elements amtu ("woman servant") and qereb ("close ,near ,at hand ,within reach").