AndorásmHungarian Mythology Older form of András. According to tradition, Andorás is a descendant of one of the leaders of the conquering Hungarians, the founder of the Andrássy family in Csíkszentkirály and Krasznahorka.
AnesidorafGreek Mythology Means "giver of gifts" (or "she who sends forth gifts", "sender-up of gifts") or "spender of gifts" in Greek. This was an epithet (and epiklesis) of the Greek goddesses Demeter, who had a temple under this name at Phlius in Attica, and Gaia; it was also applied to Pandora.
AnfortasmArthurian Cycle, Literature Probably derived from Old French enfertez or enfermetez meaning "infirmity". This was Wolfram's name for the wounded Fisher King in his epic 'Parzifal'.
AnidorifLiterature From Shannon Hale's novel, The Goose Girl, a retelling of the Grimms' fairytale. The princess Anidori Kiladra Talianna Isilee's lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during the princess's journey to be married in a foreign land... [more]
AnorifJapanese From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AntenormAncient Greek, Greek Mythology, Galician Derived from the Greek noun ἀντήνωρ (antenor) meaning "instead of a man", which consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against" as well as "instead of" and "compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
AntevortafRoman Mythology, Astronomy Meaning uncertain. This was another name for the goddess Prorsa. It is also an alternative name for Gamma Virginis, a binary star system in the constellation of Virgo.
AorafGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Aora was a nymph by whom the town of Aoros in Crete was named after. Aristocrats from the town of Eleutherna claimed descent from Aora and her husband Eleuther, one of the Kouretes.
AoranmChinese From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".
AorismGreek Mythology Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Greek ἄορ (aor) meaning "sword hung in a belt". In Greek legend this name belonged to a son of Aras, an autochthon who was believed to have built Arantea, the most ancient town in Phliasia... [more]
ApormHungarian (Rare), Medieval Hungarian Apor was a Hungarian tribal chieftain, who, according to the 'Illuminated Chronicle', led a campaign against the Byzantine Empire in 959. He was the ancestor of the gens Apor.
AporiafGreek Mythology Means "difficulty, impossibility" in Greek, from ἄπορος (aporos) meaning "impassable, without passage", i.e. "having no way in, out, or through" (itself composed of the negative prefix α (a) and πόρος (poros) "means of passing a river, ford, ferry" as well as "way or means of achieving, accomplishing, discovering")... [more]
ArathornmLiterature Arathorn II is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe. He is the fifteenth of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and the father of Aragorn II, one of the major characters in The Lord of the Rings.
AratormMedieval Latin Means "plowman" in Latin. This was the name of a sixth-century Christian poet from Italy.
Arborm & fEnglish Middle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed) from Old French erbier, from erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin herba. The phonetic change to ar- (common in words having er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin arbor ‘tree’.
ArchenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master, leader" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
ArcieormItalian It is an altered version of the Italian word "Arciro", meaning archer.
AristagorafAncient Greek Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best, noblest" and αγορα (agora) "assembly, gathering place, marketplace"... [more]
AristagorasmAncient Greek, History The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best". The second element is derived from either the Greek verb ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to orate, to speak publicly" or the Greek noun ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market, marketplace".... [more]
AristanormAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
ArtoriismAncient Oscan From the Etruscan praenomen Arnthur, of uncertain etymology. It may have been borrowed from the Messapic name Artas/Artorres. This name eventually became the Roman gens Artoria, of which multiple members have been found in inscriptions... [more]
AscoredmAnglo-Saxon (Latinized) Latinized form of the Old English name Æscræd, composed of the elements æsc "ash tree; spear, lance; ship" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".
AsgoremPopular Culture The name of a character from the RPG game ''Undertale''. In the game Asgore is the powerful king of the monsters, who plans to use seven human souls in order to destroy the barrier that imprisons all monsters underground.
AshfordmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]
AskbjörnmSwedish (Modern) Swedish name with the combination of askr "ash tree" and bjǫrn "bear".
ÁsþórmIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
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]
AthenagorasmAncient Greek Derived from Greek Ᾰ̓θῆναι (Athenai) meaning "Athens (city)" (ultimately from the name of the goddess Athena) and either ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace" or ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to speak, proclaim, orate; to speak publicly"... [more]
AthenodorafAncient Greek Feminine form of Athenodoros. This was used by American author Stephenie Meyer for a character in her novel Breaking Dawn (2008) of the Twilight series.
AtsunorimJapanese From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 訓 (nori) meaning "teach, instruct". Other kanji combinations are also possible. ... [more]
AttagorafGuanche Name borne by three Guanche women, aged 26, 28 and 30, who were sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
AttesorafGuanche Borne by a 12-year-old Guanche girl presented for sale at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
AuxiliadorafSpanish, Portuguese (Brazilian) Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", and from the Portuguese title Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora meaning "Our Lady, Help (of Christians)", both referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]
AvigdormHebrew (Rare), Judeo-Provençal In the Bible, the name Avigdor was one of the 6 names of Moses mention in Midrash. In modern times, this name is used as a Hebrew form of Victor.
Aviorf & mAstronomy This name originated in the time of the Ancient Roman Empire. Although its direct origin is unknown, a close translation of the name is avian, from the Latin aviarius. Avior is also the name for Epsilon Carinae.
Aviorm & fHebrew (Modern) Combination of the names Avi and Or means "my father is light" or "I'll bring the light" (from the word אביא means "I'll bring") in Hebrew.
AzorinafEnglish (Rare) From the name of the monotypic genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae, whose sole species, the Azorina vidalii, is endemic to the Azores.
Baal-peormBiblical Means "lord of the wide opening", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and פער (pa'ar) meaning "open wide". In the Bible, he was a deity that is mentioned in Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalms 106:28, and Hosea 9:10.
BaasandorjmMongolian From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
BalinormPopular Culture (Rare), Arthurian Cycle The name Balinor has no known meaning. However, it was once used in the television series 'Merlin' (2008–2012) where the character Balinor was the father of Merlin and a former Dragonlord... [more]
BelcolorefMedieval Italian, Literature Combination of Italian bel "beautiful" and colore "colour". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).
BelphegormJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend From Ba'al Pe'or, the name of a Semitic god mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "Ba'al of Mount Pe'or" or "lord of the opening". In Christian demonology this is the name of a demon that represents the deadly sin of sloth.
BelzorafEnglish (American, Rare) Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from Belzora, the name of a port town in Texas that was abandoned in the 1870s.
BendidorafAncient Greek Means "gift of Bendis", derived from the name of the Thracian goddess Bendis (genitive Βενδῖδος) combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
BendormEnglish (Rare) In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor... [more]
BentormGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Means "place of invocation" in Guanche or else means "tumbled". It was borne by the last mencey (leader) of Taoro, Tenerife (1463-1495), the son of Bencomo.
BeorhtflædfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements beorht meaning "bright, distinguished, pure" and flæd possibly meaning "beauty".
BeorhtgifufAnglo-Saxon Means "bright gift" from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and giefu "gift". It occurs in Goscelin's 'Life of Saint Edith' belonging to an Anglo-Saxon abbess of the convent at Wilton.
BeorhtmannmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright, pure" and mann "person, man". It is possible that this was formed as a hypocoristic or affectionate form of a name beginning with beorht.