AbhorsonmTheatre From the English word abhor "to regard with horror or detestation". It is the name of the executioner in William Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' (written in 1603 or 1604; first published in 1623).
Abi-albonmBiblical Means "father of strength". In the Bible, this was one of David's thirty warriors.
AccolonmArthurian Cycle Of uncertain origin, perhaps a derivative of the Gaulish name Acco (itself from Gaulish *acu- meaning "fast, swift, quick"). Sir Accolon, also spelled Accalon, is a character in Arthurian legends, possibly first appearing in the Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin (c.1230-40)... [more]
AcheronmGreek 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]
ActaeonmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Άκταίων (Aktaion), which is derived from Greek ἀκτὴ (akte), which can mean "headland, foreland, promontory, cape" as well as "coast, shore". In Greek mythology, Actaeon was son of Aristaeus and Autonoë in Boeotia... [more]
Adisonm & fEnglish Variant of Addison, though it is also possible that this name is a variant of Edison in some cases.
AdisonmThai Means "great lord, great master" from Thai อดิ (adi) meaning "great, excellent" and Sanskrit ईश (isha) meaning "ruler, lord".
AdmonmAncient Hebrew it belongs to a tana תנא (tana, a rabbinical sage whose views were recorded in the Mishnah) דיין (dayan) (a judge in religious court)... [more]
AdónmSpanish Spanish form of Adon. It coincides with the Hebrew epithet for God אדון (Adón) meaning "lord".
AdragonmEnglish (Rare) Combination of the prefix a and the English word dragon, a legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. Child prodigy Adragon De Mello was given the name because he was born in the Chinese year of the dragon.
AëdonfGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀηδών (aēdōn) "songstress" or from Greek ἀηδονίς (aēdonis) "nightingale". Also compare Greek ἀοιδή (aoidē) meaning "song". This was the name of a legendary queen of Thebes who plotted to kill her rival Niobe's son, but killed her own son accidentally... [more]
AegaeonmGreek Mythology Means "stormy one", "goatish", or "Aegean" in Greek. Aegaeon is the god of the storms of the Aegean Sea in Greek mythology.
AegonmLiterature, Popular Culture Derived from the Germanic element agjō "edge of a sword" and the Greek word αγώνας (agónas) "struggle". This is the name of multiple characters in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'.
AemonmLiterature, Popular Culture Possibly derived from Amon. This is the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'.
AenonmBiblical From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament, which may be the Greek form of Hebrew ay-yin "spring, natural fountain". The Gospel of John (3:23) identifies it as a place near Salem where John the Baptist performed baptisms.... [more]
ÆonfPopular Culture Used by animator Peter Chung for his character Æon Flux, from the name of a type of spirit being in Gnosticism, an emanation from the Godhead, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European base meaning "vital force, life, long life, eternity".... [more]
Aftonf & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun afton meaning "evening".... [more]
AgionmArthurian Cycle A knight who, with his brother Agano, joined their cousin Harpin in his siege of the Castle of Three Maidens... [more]
AglaophonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀγλαός (aglaos) meaning "splendid, shining, bright" (see Aglaos) and φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".... [more]
AgonmAlbanian Derived from Albanian agon "to become morning, dawn".
A-hyeonf & mKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 亜 meaning "next, second," and a hyeon hanja, e.g. 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."
Aijalonm & fBiblical, English (American, Rare), African American (Rare) From an Old Testament place name meaning "place of gazelles" in Hebrew (compare Ayala). Aijalon or Ajalon was the name of several biblical locations, including the valley in Dan where the Israelites defeated the Amorites while the sun and moon stood still in answer to their leader Joshua's prayer.
AionmGreek Mythology Aion comes from the Greek word "Αἰών" meaning century and is the circle encompassing the universe and zodiac. Aion is the god of eternity unlike Chronos (the god of time).
AithonmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek αἴθων (aithon), which can be an adjective meaning "fiery, burning" as well as be a noun meaning "fire, burning heat".... [more]
AitionmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective αἴτιος (aitios) meaning "responsible" as well as "culpable, guilty, blameworthy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun αἰτία (aitia) meaning "responsibility" as well as "guilt, blame, accusation"... [more]
AkronmEnglish An English place name, from a Greek word meaning "an elevation" or "point."
AkwiraronmMohawk Notable bearer is child actor Akwiraron Louis Beauvais.
AlamonmTagalog, Cebuano, Filipino From the Tagalog word alam (ultimately from Arabic عَالَم ālam) meaning "knowledge, learning, wisdom, understanding".
AlbionmEnglish From the ancient name of Great Britain, which is said to have been inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover. The word is ultimately of Celtic origin (of which the meaning is not entirely certain), but it is etymologically related to Latin albus "white"... [more]
AlbonmAmerican (Rare) Variant of Alban. A notable namesake is American attorney, scientist and inventor Albon Man (1826-1905) who experimented with early forms of photography and in the development of the incandescent light bulb, an invention later famously perfected by ThomasAlvaEdison (1847 -1931).
AlectryonmGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek The Ancient Greek word for "rooster". In Greek mythology, Alectryon was a youth, charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite.
AlkiphronmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun αλκη (alke) meaning "strength". The second element is derived from either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
AmaethonmWelsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle Derived from the Brittonic name *Ambaχtonos meaning "divine ploughman" or "ploughman-god". This was the name of the Welsh god of agriculture. In the late 11th-century legend of Culhwch and Olwen, Amathaon appeared as an Arthurian warrior; as one of his tasks, Culhwch had to convince Amathaon to plow the lands of the giant Ysbaddaden.
Amenaghawonf & mWestern African, Edo Literally translated to "the water you shall drink" in Edo, from the proverb Amen na gha won ighi le se omwan rhae, meaning "the water you shall drink will surely come to be", implying that what is destined to be, will be.
AminonmOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Ossetian gatekeeper of the underworld.
AmironmHebrew Means "my nation is a song" or "my people sings" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew עַם (am) "nation, people" combined with Hebrew רֹן (ron) "singing, song" as well as "joyful sounds, shout of joy".
AmitonfNahuatl Possibly a diminutive form of Ami "hunt" using the -ton suffix.
AmmonmMormon In the Book of Mormon, the character of Ammon is one of the four sons of King Mosiah, who initially opposes the Church, but is converted alongside his brothers and Alma the Younger after an experience with an angel, and becomes a missionary to the Lamanites... [more]
AmmoronmMormon Nephite traitor, brother of Amalickiah, king of Lamanites after Amalickiah's death - killed by Teancum (c. 66-61 BC).
AmonmJapanese This name combines 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next" or 阿 (a, o, omone.ru, kuma) meaning "corner, flatter, nook" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
AmoronmMormon a Nephite officer and spy (c. AD 380-400)
AmphimedonmGreek Mythology Derived from αμφι (amphi) meaning "around, on both sides" and μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler".
AmphionmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ἀμφί (amphi) meaning "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" as well as "around, about, near". This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a son of Zeus by the nymph Antiope.
AnakreonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ανα (ana) meaning "up, against" and κρέων (kreon) meaning "lord, ruler, king" (also compare Kreon).
AnárionmLiterature Means "son of the sun" in Quenya. This was the name of the younger son of Elendil in Tolkien's works. He was a king of Gondor and slain in combat with Sauron.
AnnistonfEnglish (Modern) Derived from the name of the city of Anniston in the state of Alabama. The city was founded in the late 19th century by Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler, who named the city after the latter's daughter-in-law, Annie Tyler... [more]
AnonmThai Means "joy, delight, pleasure" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda).
AnonfJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AnongphonfThai From Thai อนงค์ (anong) meaning "beautiful woman" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
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]
AntiphonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek αντι (anti) "against" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) "voice." This name was borne by Antiphon the Sophist, who lived in the 5th century BC.
AnusonmThai Means "memory, remembrance" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अनुस्मरण (anusmarana).
AonfJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 蒼 (a) meaning "blue, green" or 碧 (a) meaning "jade, green, blue" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound"... [more]
ApellikonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀπέλλω (apello) meaning "to repel, to confront and cast away", which some sources say is etymologically related to the name of the Greek god Apollo.
AprasionmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "angry, wrathful" and "ferocious, truculent". This indicates that Aprasion might be the Georgian form of افراسیاب (Afrasiyab) (see Afrasiab), probably via its archaic Georgian form აფრასიობ (Aprasiob) or აფრასიობი (Aprasiobi).... [more]
ApridonmGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Afrīdōn (also found spelled as Afrīdūn), which is the arabized form of the Persian name Fereydūn (see Fereydoun). Also compare the Middle Persian form of Fereydūn, which is Frēdōn.
ApsephionmAncient Greek There are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a-) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος (psephos) meaning "darkness"... [more]
ApsonfThai Means "angel" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अप्सरस् (apsaras).
AreskonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἀρέσκω (aresko) meaning "to please, satisfy".
ArfonmWelsh From an ancient name for the region of North West Gwynedd, derived from Welsh ar "opposite" and Môn "Anglesey". This has been used as a given name since the late 19th century.
ArionmAncient Greek, Greek, Greek Mythology, Popular Culture In Greek mythology, Arion is the name of a divine immortal talking horse, who is the son of the gods Poseidon and Demeter. In real life, this name was borne by a Greek singer and poet of Methymna on Lesbos, skilled at the cithara and inventor of the dithyramb... [more]
ArlingtonmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.
ArnonmHebrew From the name of a river mentioned in the Bible that most likely corresponds to the Wadi Mujib canyon stream in present-day Jordan. The name itself was possibly derived from a word meaning "noisy".