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Aaradhya f IndianVariant of
Aradhya. This name was used by Indian actress Aishwarya Rai for her daughter born 2011.
Aarsheya m & f Indian (Rare)Derived from Sanskrit आर्षेय
(arśeya) meaning "of sacred descent" or "respectable, venerable".
Abileyza f Popular Culture, Spanish (Rare, ?)The name of a character (played by actress Geraldine Chaplin) in the 2011 movie
There Be Dragons, a period drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s.
Abuyazid m ChechenFrom Arabic أبو
(ʾabū) meaning "father" and زَادَ
(zāda) "to add, to increase".
Abyzbikä f BashkirFrom the Bashkir
абыз (abyz) meaning "educated" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Achiyaku f QuechuaMeans "clear water, luminous water", from Quechua
yaku meaning "water".
Aiyy Sien m Yakut (Rare)Means "grandson of
Aiyy" from Yakut сиэн
(sien) meaning "grandson" combined with the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities.
Akeyoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (
ake) meaning "bright, light, clear, daybreak" and 義 (
yoshi) meaning "righteous" or 吉 (
yoshi) meaning "lucky, fortunate, auspicious, good". Other kanji combinations are possible... [
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Akinleye m YorubaMeans "bravery is honourable" or "valour has dignity" in Yoruba, from
akín "courage, valour; brave person, warrior" and either
ni "to be" or
ní "to have, possess" combined
ẹ̀yẹ "honour, respect, dignity".
Akiyoshi m JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 昭 (
aki) meaning "shining" or 章 (
aki) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 良 (
yoshi) meaning "good". It can also derive from 明 (
aki) meaning "clear; bright; tomorrow" and 義 (
yoshi) meaning "justice" or 好 (
yoshi) meaning "fondness; what one likes"... [
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Aktolkyn f KazakhFrom Kazakh ақ
(aq) meaning "white" and толқын
(tolqyn) meaning "wave".
Akyıldız f & m TurkishDerived from the Turkish word
ak meaning "white" and
yıldız meaning "star".
Alamsyah m IndonesianFrom Arabic عالم (
'alam) meaning "world, universe" and Persian شاه (
shah) meaning "king".
Aldyn-kys f TuvanMeans "golden girl" from Tuvan алдын
(aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and кыс
(kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Aldyn-ool m TuvanMeans "golden boy" from Tuvan алдын
(aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and оол
(ool) meaning "boy, son".
Al-husayn m ArabicMeans "the beautiful".
Laqab of
Husayn. This was the personal name of Avicenna, a famous physician in the medieval Islamic world.
Allahbay m KazakhCombination of the Kazakh word
Allah, meaning "God" (derived from Arabic) and the Kazakh word
bay, meaning "powerful, rich".
Allahyar m AzerbaijaniMeans "friend of
Allah" from Arabic الله
(Allah) combined with Persian یار
(yar) meaning "friend, companion".
Almaseyä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
алма (alma) meaning "apple" and
сейә (seyä) meaning "cherry".
Altınbay m KazakhFrom the Kazakh
алтын (altın) meaning "gold" and
бай (bay) meaning "bey".
Altynbay m Kazakh (Rare)Derived from Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай
(bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Altynbek m Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold, golden" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Altyngul f KazakhFrom Kazakh алтын
(altyn) meaning "gold" combined with гүл
(gul) meaning "flower".
Amamikyu f Near Eastern MythologyAmamikyu's name comes from the reading of the Chinese characters 阿摩美久 or 阿摩彌姑, which were most likely written ad hoc for the Okinawan pronunciation.
Amarysia f Greek MythologyAn epithet or title of the Greek goddess
Artemis meaning "of Amarynthus", Amarynthus being a town in Euboea (according to Stephanus of Byzantium, Euboea itself)... [
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Amminaya f HittiteMeaning unknown. Name borne by a Hittite queen, who is known only from a mention in a single document (KBo XIX 84,7). Her spouse is unknown, however some historians theorize that she was married to Arnuwanda II.
Amutenya m OvamboMeans "midday" in Ovambo. This name is traditionally given to children born during the afternoon.
Anayansi f Literature, Spanish (Latin American)Used by Panamanian author Octavio Méndez Pereira for a character in his historical novel
Núñez de Balboa, el tesoro de Dabaibe (1934), where it belongs to an indigenous princess who falls in love with the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa... [
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Antimony f Popular CultureAntimony was named after the Greek words
anti and
monos to mean “a metal not found alone.” The chemical symbol, Sb, comes from the element's historical name,
stibium.
Apichaya f ThaiFrom Thai อภิ
(aphi) meaning "above, higher, greater" and ชญา
(chaya) meaning "knowing, wise".
Aqylzada f KazakhFrom
ақыл (
akyl) meaning "intelligance, intelect" combined with Persian
زاده (
zadeh) meaning "offspring"
Aramayis m Ancient Armenian, ArmenianFrom Old Median *
Rāmanīsah which meant "one who strives for peace" or "one who strives for joy" from Proto-Iranian *
rāma- "joy, peace" and *
ais-/*
is- "to strive".
Archytas m Ancient GreekArchytas was an Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist of 5th-century BC.
Arvystas m Lithuanian (Rare)Means "to wither as well", derived from Lithuanian
ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with the Lithuanian verb
vysti meaning "to wither, to wilt, to fade". Also compare the similar-looking Lithuanian verb
išvysti meaning "to see" (and therefore also
Arvydas).
Aryadeva m BuddhismFrom Sanskrit अर्य
(arya) meaning "excellent, best, respectable" and देव
(deva) meaning "god". This was the name of a 2nd or 3rd-century Mahayana Buddhist monk and scholar.
Asayoshi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朝 (
asa) meaning "morning" combined with 喜 (
yoshi) meaning "rejoice". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Askerbiy m CircassianDerived from Arabic عَسْكَر
(ʿaskar) meaning "army, soldiers" and the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Astyages m Old Median (Hellenized), Akkadian (Hellenized), HistoryHellenized form of Akkadian
Ishtovigu or
Ištovigu, from Old Median
R̥štivaigah, ultimately derived from Ancient Iranian
rishti vaiga, meaning "swinging the spear". Modified through folk etymology by Greek ἄστυ
(ásty) meaning "city" and ἄγνυμι
(ágnumi) meaning "break"... [
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Astynome f Greek MythologyFeminine form of
Astynomos. Alternatively, the second element could be derived from the related Greek words νομός
(nomós) meaning "district", from νέμω
(nemo) meaning "I divide, I distribute", or from νομή
(nome) meaning "a pasture, a grazing" or "spreading, multiplication." This is the name of several women in Greek mythology, including the mother of
Calydon by
Ares, a woman commonly called
Chryseis in the Iliad of Homer, and one of the children of
Niobe (a Niobid).
Astynoos m Greek MythologyDerived from Ancient Greek ἄστυ
(asty) meaning "town, city" and νόος
(noos) meaning "mind, thought". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including two defenders of Troy.
Asylkhan m & f KazakhFrom Kazakh асыл
(asil) meaning "precious, noble" and the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Asylzhan m & f KazakhFrom Kazakh асыл
(asil) meaning "precious, noble" (of Arabic origin) and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Ataytana f GuancheThe name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Atenyama f GuancheBorne by a 12-year-old Guanche girl sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.
Atsuyasu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 温 (
atsu) meaning "warm", 篤 (
atsu) meaning "deep, true, sincere" or 敦 (
atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 安 (
yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (
yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 坦 (
yasu) meaning "flat, smooth, level".
Atsuyuki m JapaneseFrom 京 (
atsu) meaning "capital city, Tokyo, Kyoto, ten quadrillion, ten thousand billion" and 行 (
yuki) meaning "line, row"... [
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Atymnius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Ἀτύμνιος
(Atymnios), of which the meaning is fairly uncertain. It may be a compound name that consists of the Greek negative prefix ἄ-
(a-) combined with Greek τυμνία
(tumnia) or
(tymnia) meaning "rod, stick, wand"... [
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Auladiya f TatarFrom the Arabic
أَوْلَاد (ʾawlād) meaning "children".
Avtalyon m Early JewishThe name of a Pharisaic Av-Beit-Din (vice-president) of the Sanhedrin, second to
Shemaya, during the 1st century BC.