AdeltúmCharrúa The name belonged to Vicente Adeltú, a charruan tribe leader who lived in Buenos Aires. He was used by the Viceroy Avilés to convince other tribe leaders to be reduced and christianized.
AdeonafRoman Mythology The Roman goddess who guides the child back home, after it has left the parental house for the first time and monitored its coming and going in learning to walk.
AdeotimYoruba Means "royalty does not fade" in Yoruba, derived from adé meaning "crown, royalty", (k)ò meaning "does not" and tí meaning "fade, be blemished".
AdeoyemWestern African, Yoruba From Yoruba adé oyè, which literally means "the crown of chieftancy", and is understood to mean "the crown given to me to celebrate my acquired chieftaincy title".
AderetfHebrew (Rare) Aderet comes from Ezekiel 17:8, meaning "glorious" in the phrase לְגֶ֥פֶן אַדָּֽרֶת (legefen ’addaret) "a glorious vine", a symbol of reborn Israel.... [more]
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).
AderonkefYoruba Means "the crown has found something to pamper" in Yoruba, from adé "crown, royalty", rí "to see, find", ohun "thing, something", and kẹ́ "cherish, care for".
AdesinamYoruba Means "the crown has opened the way" or "the one who arrives and opens the way" in Yoruba, usually given to the firstborn child in a family.
AdexemGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Derived from the name of a menceycato (kingdom) located in Tenerife, meaning "mountainous massif". It is called Adeje in modern days.
Adgilis DedafGeorgian Mythology Means "the mother of locality" or "place mother", from Georgian ადგილი (adgili) meaning "place" and დედა (deda) meaning "mother". In Georgian mythology, Adgilis Deda is the goddess of fertility and livestock portrayed as a beautiful woman with silver jewelry... [more]
AdgurmAbkhaz Possibly means "defender, protector, brave", from Abkhaz аӷәӷәа (aghwghwa) meaning "strong".
AdhaferafAstronomy Derived from Arabic al-ðafīrah, meaning "braid, curl". This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Leonis in the constellation Leo.
AdhikafFilipino, Tagalog, Cebuano Derived from Tagalog and Cebuano adhika meaning "zeal, ambition, honorable objective".
Adhilf & mAstronomy Derived from Arabic الذيل (að-ðayl) meaning "the train (of a garment)". This is the traditional name of several stars in the constellation Andromeda.
AdhritmHinduism A name for the Hindu Lord Vishnu, Adhrit means " the one who supports everyone but does not need to support himself " it is also of Sanskrit origin.
AdianmBosnian Possibly of Arabic descent, meaning '‘religious, devout’'.
AdianafVarious Possibly a variant of Diana or an elaboration of Adi. In Latin American cultures, this may have come from an alternative name for the Adzaneni language. The name has been in use since the late 1890s.
AdiantefGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek ἀδίαντον (adianton) meaning "maidenhair" (a plant, species Adiantum capillus-veneris) or ἀδίαντος (adiantos) meaning "unwetted, not bathed in sweat", from the negative prefix ἀ (a) and the verb διαίνω (diaino) "to wet, to moisten"... [more]
AdiantunnosmGaulish Name of the lover of the owner of a gold ring discovered in Thiaucourt.
AdilbayarmMongolian From Mongolian адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
AdilbekmKazakh From Kazakh әділ (adil) meaning "fair, just" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Adilbishm & fMongolian Means "dissimilar, unlike, not the same" in Mongolian, from адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and биш (bish) meaning "not, isn’t" or "other, different".
AdilchimegfMongolian (Rare) From Mongolian адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Adil-giraymHistory From Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "just, fair" (see Adil) combined with the Turkic title giray denoting a khan of Crimea. A notable bearer was Adil Khan Giray, the khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1666-1671.
AdiljanmUyghur, Uzbek, Kazakh Uyghur elaboration of Adil using the Persian suffix جان (jân) meaning "dear, darling" as well as an Uzbek and Kazakh variant transcription of Adilzhan.
AdilkhanmKazakh From Kazakh әділ (adil) meaning "fair, just" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
AdilmafPortuguese (Brazilian) This name is probably a short form of Adilmara. But in other words, you could also say that this name is a (Brazilian) variant form of Adelma.
AdilsmOld Norse, Old Danish, Swedish (Rare) Younger version of Aðils. From the Proto-Norse Aþagīslaz. Aþa, short for aþala, meaning "noble", "foremost". And gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft".
AdilşahfOttoman Turkish From Arabic عادل ('adil) meaning "just, fair, equitable" and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king, shah".
AdinathamIndian Means "the primordial master", "the first lord" or "the Supreme Lord", from adi "primeval, first" and natha "master".
AdinayfKyrgyz Derived from Persian آدینه (âdine) meaning "Friday" combined with Kyrgyz ай (ay) meaning "moon".
AdindafIndonesian, Dutch, Literature Means "sister" or "eldest daughter" (a formal, poetic term) in Indonesian. The name was used by Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli, for one of the eponymous characters in his story "Saïdjah and Adinda" in his 1860 novel Max Havelaar.
Adisaim & fThai Means "excellent, superb" in Thai.
AdisakmThai From Thai อดิ (adi) meaning "great, excellent" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "prestige, power, honour".
AdishmPersian Comes from Persian, meaning "fire" or "of fire". In Sanskrit, it means "supreme leader".
AdisodafGuanche From Guanche *adis-uda, meaning "satisfied belly" (stopped giving birth). This was recorded as the name of a 30-year-old Guanche woman who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1494.
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".
AditmIndonesian, Indian, Hindi Derived from Sanskrit आदित (adita) meaning "beginning, precedence". It could also be used as a short form of the name Aditya.
AditmKhmer Possibly from the Khmer word meaning "former, past, ancient", or a Khmer transciption of Adit.
AdityawarmanmHistory, Indonesian (Rare) Derived from Sanskrit आदित्यवर्मन् (adityavarman) meaning "protection of Aditya" or "protection of the sun", from the name of the Hindu god Aditya combined with Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection, shield"... [more]
AdjouafBaoulé Derived from Baoulé jɔlɛ "Tuesday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Tuesday".
AdjutormHistory (Ecclesiastical) Means "helper" in Latin. Adjutor is the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, as well as of Vernon, France.