AurvandillmNorse Mythology Means "beam; morning; morning star", or possibly derived from aur ("water") and vandill ("sword"). In Norse mythology one of Aurvandill's toes broke off. Thor threw it into the sky, where it became a star.
AurvangrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "one from Aurvangar". Aurvangar "the gravelly wetlands", also called Jǫruvellir "sandy plain", is the home of the dwarfs. In Norse mythology Aurvangr is the name of a dwarf.
AusanomItalian (Rare) Derived from the Longobard hansz meaning "friend, companion".
AvangardmSoviet Derived from Russian авангард (avangard), which is a borrowing of French avant garde "vanguard". A famous bearer of this name is Avangard Leontiev (b. 1947), a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor.
AvanipmIndian (Rare) Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit अवनिप (Avanipa) meaning "protector of earth, ruler of earth; king", from अवनी (avanī) "earth" and प (pa) "protecting, guarding".
AvantmAfrican American (Rare) From the French word avant meaning "front" or "before". Its usage as a first name may be associated with the word "avant-garde".
AvellanafEnglish (Rare) Derived from Latin avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname Avellana.
AviancafVarious This name first occurred in the United States Social Security Administration's public name dataset in 1990, when it was given to 18 girls born in the U.S., following the widespread media coverage of the Avianca Flight 203 bombing on November 27, 1989... [more]
AviranmHebrew Combination of the name Avi, means "my father". And the word רַן (ran), means "to sing". The name means "my father sings" or "my father's happy song" in Hebrew.
AwanfJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend In the Book of Jubilees, this was a daughter of Adam and Eve and sister of Seth, Abel, Azura and more, and the twin sister and wife of Cain.
AwangmMalay From an honorific title used to address young boys and men, used as a hereditary name among Sarawakian Malays. It is typically placed before the given name.
AyaanshmTelugu Means "The Ray of Sun," "Part of Parents," "God Gift".
AyajanfKazakh From the Kazakh ая (aya) meaning "space, square, circle" or "canopy" and жан (jan) meaning "soul".
AyakanafJapanese The name is a combination of the kanji Aya(奈) meaning color Ka(香) meaning perfume and Na(菜) meaning Vegetable. This name was borne from the character Ayakana Furuya From Danganronpa Endless an upcoming fangan
AyanmUrdu, Persian, Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi, Turkish Persian and Urdu meaning is prima-facie. Hindi and Tamil usage is from 'Ayan' the name of Brahma, the Creator. Ayan' in Turkish, means "obviously" or "clearly". Ayan in Sanskrit means 'Speed'.
AyanmKazakh Derived from Kazakh аян (ayan), meaning "known, teachable".
AyanafIndian Allegedly derived from Sanskrit ayana "going" (with the inteded meaning of "way").
AyanafJapanese From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what, which" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AyyappanmHinduism, Malayalam, Tamil Possibly means "lord father" from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ (acchan) meaning "father" and Malayalam അപ്പന് (appan) or Tamil அப்பா (appa) both meaning "father"... [more]
AyzanatfChechen, Dagestani Derived from Turkic ay meaning "moon, month" combined with Persian زن (zan) meaning "woman, wife".
AzaanmArabic Means "announcement, call to prayer" in Arabic. It refers to the call to prayer that is recited five times a day at the mosque to let people know that prayers will be held soon.
AzanmMalay, Indonesian, Urdu Derived from Arabic أَذَان (ʾadhan) which refers to the Islamic call to prayer, called adhan or azan. The word itself is derived from أَذِنَ (ʾaḏina) "to listen" or أُذُن (ʾuḏun) "ear".
AzaniahmBiblical From the Hebrew name אֲזַנְיָה ('Ăzanyâ) meaning "God has listened", from the roots אָזַן ('āzan) meaning "to hear" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
AzayamankawinfSioux Means "berry picker". Name borne by a Mdewakanton Dakota woman, known for running a ferry service in St Paul Minnesota, and for sitting for many photographic portraits.
AzganushfArmenian (Eastern) Means "delight of the people" in Armenian, ultimately from ազգ (azg) meaning "people, nation" and անոյշ (anoysh) meaning "sweet; pleasant, agreeable".
AzhaganmTamil From the ancient "LIVING" classical language Thamizh(Tamil). Means handsome, beautiful etc.
AzhanmMalay From Arabic أذان (adhan) referring to the adhan, the Islamic call to prayer.
AzlandfAfrican, English (American, Rare) As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]
AzmanmMalay Derived from Arabic عزم (ʾazm) meaning "firm resolution, resolve, determination".
Aztlanm & fAztec and Toltec Mythology, American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare) From the name of the legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]
Baal-hananmBiblical Means "lord of grace", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and חנן (hanan) meaning "to be gracious". The name was featured by two men in the Bible (Genesis 36:38 and 1 Chronicles 27:28).
BaanamBiblical Means "son of affliction". In the Bible, this is the name of two of Solomon's purveyors, as well as the father of Zadok.
BaanifIndian Hence, the name Baani holds a deep religious meaning in Punjabi. In Gurmukhi, Baani is written as ਬਾਣੀ, and it means 'style' or 'verge. '
Baasanm & fMongolian Means "Friday" or "Venus (planet)" in Mongolian. Cognate to Tibetan Pasang.
BaasandorjmMongolian From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Baasanjargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Baasanjavm & fMongolian From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Baasankhüüf & mMongolian From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Baasansürenf & mMongolian From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
BabajanmArmenian (Rare) Means " soul, friendly" in Armenian. Until the end of the last century, it was a rather common name, but it is still being forgotten, but Babajanyan’s surname is still preserved.
BabianmArthurian Cycle A beautiful bird native to the land of Cluse (eventually ruled under Arthur by Daniel). During the day, it hovered over the ladies of Cluse, providing shade; at night, it gave off light. It was possessed of a beautiful voice... [more]
BacchantemArthurian Cycle Bacchante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1 of "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.
BachanamGeorgian Derived from an old Georgian word that means "obedient, submissive, docile", which itself is ultimately derived from the Persian noun بچه (bačče) meaning "child".
BadaskhanfArmenian (Western, Rare) A Western Armenian name derived from the Armenian word "պատասխան" (patasxan), which means "answer." This name was notably popular among Western Armenians during the 18th and 19th centuries but has since become rare.... [more]
BadelihanmChinese Meaning unknown, possibly a Siniced form of an Asian name. It is written with the Chinese characters 巴 (see Ba) combined with 德 (see De), 里 (see Li 1) and 汗 (see Han).... [more]
BahramandmPashto Means "fortunate, blessed, prosperous" in Pashto.
BaichuanmChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 川 (chuān) meaning "river, stream".
BaifangmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 方 (fāng) meaning "power, direction".
BaiguangmChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant".
BaihuanmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" or 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
BaikangmChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" or 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 亢 (kàng) meaning "high, proud, excessive" or 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy".
BaiqiangmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic".
BaiquanmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority" or 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain; wealth, money".
BakenranefmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian bꜣk-n-rn.f meaning "servant of his name", derived from bꜣk "servant" combined with n(j) "of, belonging to, possessing", rn "name, identity, reputation", and the suffix .f "he, him, his".
Bakytzhanm & fKazakh Derived from Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) meaning "happiness, luck" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
BalacaxanımfAzerbaijani (Rare) Means "small lady", from Azerbaijani balaca meaning "small, little" and xanım meaning "madam, wife".
BalagangadharanathamObscure, Indian (Rare, ?) Means "finding refuge in the might of the Ganges-supporter (i.e. Shiva)" in Sanskrit, from a combination of Sanskrit बल (bala) "might, strength" with Gangadhara, a name of the god Shiva meaning "Ganga-supporter, Ganges-receiver, the ocean", and नाथ (nātha) "patron, protector, lord" or "refuge"... [more]
BalanicefFolklore Meaning unknown. This name appears in the French fairy tale "Rosanella", where it belongs to the queen who is the title character's mother.
BalanosfGreek Mythology Derived from Ancient Greek βάλανος (balanos) meaning "acorn" or "oak tree". This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with oak trees.