AboderinmYoruba Means "one who walks in the company of hunters" in Yoruba.
AcerinafGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Derived from Aceró, which is the name of a territorial demarcation in the island of La Palma, meaning "strong place". This name was borne by the wife of the Guanche mencey (leader) Tanausú.
Aderinolaf & mYoruba The first part, Aderi, means "crown" or "royalty," the second part, Nola, means "wealth" or "riches." The name is interpreted as "crowned with wealth" or "royalty with riches".
Aderinsolaf & mYoruba Meaning "a crown walks into wealth" or "royalty walks into wealth", from the Yoruba words adé (crown), rìn (to walk), sí (into) and ọlá (honor, wealth).
ÆrinvífOld Norse Old Norse name with several possible meanings. The first element can be derived from Old Norse ǫrn or ari, both meaning "eagle". It's also identical to Old Swedish ærin (Old Norse arinn) "hotbed, hearth"... [more]
AfarinfPersian Means "acclamation, applause, praise" in Persian.
AirinfBengali Bengali form of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.
AirinfJapanese From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AlbriniafGermanic Mythology, History Albruna, Aurinia or Albrinia are some of the forms of the name of a probable Germanic seeress who would have lived in the late 1st century BC or in the early 1st century AD. She was mentioned by Tacitus in Germania, after the seeress Veleda, and he implied that the two were venerated because of true divine inspiration by the Germanic peoples, in contrast to Roman women who were fabricated into goddesses... [more]
AlfarinnmNorse Mythology Has several possible etymologies. Maybe derived from Old Norse alfr ("elf, supernatural being") and ǫrn ("eagle"); alf and arinn ("fire, immolation place"), a word meaning "far, long" and far ("to travel"), or ala ("entire, all") and a word meaning "deserted".... [more]
Alizarinf & mLiterature From alizarin crimson, the English name of a shade of red. The color is named after a red dye originally obtained from the root of the madder plant, ultimately from Arabic al-usara meaning "the juice"... [more]
AmetrinefVarious (Rare) Possibly from the name of the purple-orange crystal, which is a blend of the words amethyst (see Amethyst) and citrine.
AmirindomGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Middle Persian amir-e Hind meaning "Emir of India". The first word in that sentence is the Arabic military title Emir (Amīr in Arabic), which is ultimately derived from Arabic أمير (amīr) meaning "commander, ruler, prince"... [more]
Ammarinm & fThai Alternate transcription of Thai อมรินทร์ (see Amarin).
AndarínmSpanish (Latin American, Rare) Means "walker" in Spanish. This is not used as a name in Spanish whatsoever. Félix de la Caridad Carvajal y Soto, nicknamed Andarín Carvajal (1875-1949) was a Cuban mailman and long-distance runner who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
AndrianampoinimerinamMalagasy (Rare, Archaic), History Andrianampoinimerina (1745–1810) ruled the Kingdom of Imerina from 1787 onwards, initiating the unification of Madagascar after more than seven decades of civil war. Therefore he is regarded as a cultural hero and holds near mythic status among the Merina people, being considered one of the greatest military and political leaders in the history of Madagascar.
AndrinmRomansh Romansh form of Heinrich, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Arinm & fTurkish Of unknown origin and meaning, maybe related to Turkish arın meaning "purified".
ArinfJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 凜 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ArinfKorean A famous bearier of this name is Choi Ye-won from the Kpop group "Oh my girl".
ArinafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "sub-, second, Asia", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
ArinnitifAncient Near Eastern Hittite name meaning "lady of the forest", from Sanskrit aranya meaning "forest". This name was given to the Sun Goddess of Arinna. Also connected to the Vedic goddess Aranyani.
ArinofJapanese From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
ArinobumJapanese From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Arinolaf & mYoruba Means "one amongst honour" or "in the midst of wealth" in Yoruba, from àárín "centre, middle" combined with either ọlá "honour, respect" or ọlà "wealth"... [more]
Arringtonm & fObscure Transferred use of the surname Arrington. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 17 boys and 15 girls with the name Arringtion in 2001.
AugerinosmGreek, Greek Mythology Derived from Greek ah (auge) meaning "sunlight, ray of light" or "dawn". This is sometimes used as a name for the planet Venus, the morning star.
AuriniafGermanic (Latinized) According to the 1st-century Roman historian Tacitus in his book "Germania", Aurinia was the name of an ancient Germanic prophetess, who was venerated by her people (i.e. the ancient Germans). Aurinia is most likely a latinized form of the prophetess' actual name; some sources have said that her actual name may have been Albruna, Alioruna, Aliruna or Alrynia.
AušrinėfLithuanian, Baltic Mythology Derived from Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."... [more]
AuszrinefBaltic Mythology Either an older or a Polonized form of Aušrinė (or possibly both seeing as many of the early documents on Baltic deities were composed by Polish authors).... [more]
AutherinefAfrican American Feminine form of Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.
Aventurinef & mEnglish From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [more]
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.
Azrinm & fMalay Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.
BerinthiafTheatre, Literature, English (Rare) Meaning unknown, perhaps first used by Sir John Vanbrugh for a young widow in his play 'The Relapse' (1697). It was subsequently used by Richard Brinsley Sheridan for a widow in his play 'A Trip to Scarborough' (1777), and also appears in Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' (1848) belonging to Mrs Pipchin's niece.
BerrinfTurkish From Persian برین (barīn) meaning "highest, sublime".
BlodrinmLiterature Blodrin was a treacherous Elf in Tolkien's legendarium, known as Blodren in some versions.
BorinmLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. After his younger nephew, Frór, and brother were slain, Borin departed from the Ered Mithrin with his younger nephew, Thrór, to the Lonely Mountain in eastern Middle-earth, and lived there until his death... [more]
BrindabellafIndigenous Australian Locational name, from the Brindabella mountain range on the border of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Usually said to be from a local language, meaning "two hopping mice" - hopping mice are native Australian mice... [more]
BringfriedmGerman A name coined during World War 1 with the literal meaning "bring peace".
BringfriedefGerman (Modern, Rare) Coined from the German phrase Bring Friede "bring peace!". The name was given to girls in Germany during and after the two world wars to express the desire for peace.... [more]
CastorinafItalian, Portuguese (Brazilian) Italian feminine form of Castorino, or else a direct feminine diminutive of either Castoro or Castore, formed with the feminine diminutive suffix -ina (itself ultimately from the Latin feminine adjective-forming suffix -īna "of or pertaining to").
CastorinomItalian Italian diminutive of Castoro or Castore (both Italian forms of Castor), formed with the masculine diminutive suffix -ino (itself ultimately from the Latin masculine adjective-forming suffix -īnus "of or pertaining to").... [more]
CatharinusmDutch, English (Archaic) Masculine form of Catharina. In 2010, there was a total of 2153 bearers of this name in all of The Netherlands. A known bearer of this name was Catharinus P. Buckingham (1808-1888), an American soldier, author and industrialist.
CéirínmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish cíar "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. Compare Ciarán.
CelebrindalfLiterature An alternate name of the character Idril from the works of JRR Tolkien. The name means "silver foot" in the fictional Sindarin language, from the name elements celeb meaning "silver" and tâl meaning "foot".
CelerinusmLate Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from the Latin word celer, meaning "quick, swift", followed by the masculine diminutive suffix -inus. This was the name of an African martyr, revered for his suffering while imprisoned by Emperor TrajanDecius in Rome... [more]
CendrinefFrench Re-interpretation of Sandrine with the same French pronunciation influenced by the French word cendre "ash" and the name Cendrillon.