AibhínfIrish This name was used in the poem "A Kite for Aibhín" by Seamus Heaney, published in 2010.
AibhinnfIrish Means "beautiful" or "the lovely one" in Irish. It's an alternate name for an Irish spirit and queen of the Banshees, also known as Aeval.
AidemBasque Mythology, Basque (Modern, Rare) Derived from Basque aide "air", Aide is a supernatural entity that either helps or hinders the living. He could manifest herself in both good (gentle breeze) and evil (storm wind) forms.
AidelfYiddish Means "cultured, refined, delicate" in Yiddish.
A-inf & mKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 亞 meaning "next, second" or 妸 meaning "beautiful," and an in hanja, e.g. 仁 meaning "benevolent, kind, virtuous."
AinfJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 音 (in) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aipingf & mChinese From Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love, affection" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "wander, travel, duckweed" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
AiqingfChinese This name could be made with 爱 (Ai) meaning "Love, Affection" or 蔼 (Ai) meaning "Friendly, Lush" and 青 (Qing) meaning "Blue, Green, Young" or 清 (Qing) meaning "Clear, Clean, District, Quiet, the Dynasty, completely, thoroughly"... [more]
AiquemmOccitan From Germanic aigan "to possess" and helm "protection".
AirafLithuanian The name comes directly from the Lithuanian word Airijos (Irish), perhaps inspired by Erin or a borrowing from the Latvian Aira, which has a different etymology.
AirafGalician (Modern, Rare) From Galician aira meaning "threshing floor" (possibly as a transferred use of the homonym surname).
AirammSpanish (Canarian), Guanche Name of a Guanche man baptised in Seville in the 15th century, of unknown meaning. This name had revivals the 1980's and the 2000's.
AirasmMedieval Galician, Galician (Modern) Galician version of Aires. This was the name of several Galician medieval poets, like Airas Nunes. It has seen a revival in Galicia since the 2000's.
AïssamArabic (Maghrebi) Form of Isa 1 used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.
AistismLithuanian Derived from Aisčiai, which is the Lithuanian name for the Aesti, a Baltic tribe (or people) that was first described by the Roman historian Tacitus (born c. 56 AD, died c. 120 AD) in his treatise Germania... [more]
AitalmPolish (Archaic) This is the name of a Christian saint, most likely from a Persian source meaning "light; bright." The name was borne by the Polish mayor of Sanok Aital Witoszyński (1898-1905).
AitnefGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Aitne is the name of a nymph seduced by Zeus. This is also the name of one of the moons of Jupiter. Mount Aetna's name also derives from this name.
AitzolmBasque Used by the Basque writer and Catholic priest José de Ariztimuño Olaso (1896-1936), who was killed by the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Aitzol was a pseudonym possibly taken from letters in his surname, (A)r(iz)timuño (Ol)aso; or perhaps Aitzol came from the hypothetical Basque place name h(aitz ol)a meaning "quarry, stonemason's workshop" from the words haitz "rock, stone" and ola "workplace, factory".
AixiafChinese From the Chinese characters 叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
AiyanfChinese From Chinese 蔼 (ai) meaning "friendly, lush", or 爱 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 艳 (yan) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rocks, cliff". Other hanzi combinations can form this name.
Aizenm & fJapanese The name Aizen is derived from two Japanese kanji characters: “ai” (愛) meaning “love” or “affection,” and “zen” (善) meaning “good” or “virtuous.” Together, Aizen can be translated as “lover of good” or “one who does good deeds out of love and compassion.”... [more]
Aizhengm & fChinese (Rare) From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.
Ajaym & fEnglish (Modern, Rare) Phonetic spelling of the initials A and J. A famous bearer is Ajay Stevens, a musical artist.
Ajef & mYoruba Mythology, Yoruba Means "wealth, money, profit" in Yoruba. This is the name of a goddess of wealth, prosperity, and business in Yoruba tradition.
Ajeef & mAfrican American (Rare) From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).
AjengfJavanese From Javanese ajêng meaning "desire, wish, want".
AjimIndonesian Means "valuable, precious" in Indonesian. Alternately it may be derived from Sanskrit आजि (aji) meaning "war, battle, conquest".
A-jinf & mKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure" or 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a jin hanja, such as 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable."
AjinmTamil Rare masculine name of unknown meaning.
AjmalmArabic, Urdu Means "more beautiful, prettier" in Arabic, the elative form of جميل (jamil).
A-junm & fKorean Combination of an a hanja, like 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful" or 雅 meaning "clean, pure," and a jun hanja, such as 俊 meaning "talented, capable; handsome," 埈 or 峻, both meaning "high, tall; steep."
AknurfKazakh, Turkmen From Kazakh ақ (aq) or Turkmen ak meaning "white" and Kazakh нұр (nur) or Turkmen nur meaning "light".
AkofJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 古 (ko) meaning "old, ancient", 子 (ko) meaning "child", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 都 (ko) meaning "capital (city)", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 恋 (ko) meaning "love" or 湖 (ko) meaning "lake"... [more]
AkommThai Alternate transcription of Thai อาคม (see Akhom).
AkrabmAstronomy Akrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"
AkremmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic أكرم (see Akram).
AkronmEnglish An English place name, from a Greek word meaning "an elevation" or "point."
Aksaf & mArabic, Indonesian Alternate transcription of Arabic أقصى (see Aqsa), as well as the Indonesian (strictly masculine) form.
Aktarm & fBengali Alternate transcription of Bengali আখতার (see Akhtar).
AlarmBasque Mythology, Basque (Modern, Rare) Name of a Basque divinity of shepherding found in the Pyrenees in the Roman ages. This name has been revived in the Basque Country in recent years.
AlbijnmDutch Generally the Dutch form of Albinus, but in some instances it can be derived from Albuin as well. A bearer of this name was the Flemish painter Albijn Van den Abeele (1835-1918).
AlbonmAmerican (Rare) Variant of Alban. A notable namesake is American attorney, scientist and inventor Albon Man (1826-1905) who experimented with early forms of photography and in the development of the incandescent light bulb, an invention later famously perfected by ThomasAlvaEdison (1847 -1931).
AlbrunfGermanic Combination of Old High German alb "elf; supernatural being" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *albh- "to shine; gleam") and run "secret lore" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rûno- "secret; magic; murmur; session").
AlbwinmPolish (Rare) Derived from Old High German alb (which comes from Old Norse âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German wini "friend".
AlbymGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Derived from Guanche *alby, meaning "colossus, giant". Alternatively, it might be a corruption of Mahy.
AlcormAstronomy Alcor is a binary star system in the constellation of Ursa Major. Alcor was originally Arabic سها Suhā/Sohā, meaning either the "forgotten" or "neglected" one.
AldánmGalician From the town of Aldán in Galicia. It is named after the medieval owner of those lands, whose name comes from the Germanic root aldiz ("age, time") or aldaz ("old").
AldarmBuryat, Kalmyk, Tuvan Derived from Buryat and Tuvan алдар (aldar) and Kalmyk алдр (aldr) meaning "glory, honour, fame".
Aldem & fDutch (Rare) Dutch short form of Germanic given names that begin with the element ald meaning "old" as well as (via metathesis) the element adal meaning "noble". Also compare Aldo and Alda 1.
AldísfOld Norse, Icelandic Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.
AlemSwedish, Old Norse, Folklore Probably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example Áleifr and Alríkr. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.
AlénmGalician, Spanish (Rare) Of toponymic origin, it gives its name to various places in Ourense and Pontevedra. It comes from the adverb beyond "on the other side of", "from the part beyond", "beyond"; it is also a noun, with the meaning "the beyond"... [more]
AlephmSwedish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare) Variant of Alef. In the case of Natalie Portman's son, it refers to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
AlfirkmAstronomy This is the traditional name of the star Beta Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. The name is derived from the Arabic الفرقة al-firqah "the flock" (of sheep).
AlgymEnglish Diminutive of Algernon, used in the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
AlhaudmAstronomy According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al-Haud were the title for seven stars : f as Alhaud I, τ as Alhaud II, e as Alhaud III, h as Alhaud IV, this star (θ) as Alhaud V, υ as Alhaud VI and φ as Alhaud VII .
AlienfDutch (Rare) Dutch phonetical spelling of the French name Aline. The name also occurs as a short form of the related name Alina, in which case it is used strictly informally (i.e. not as an official name on birth certificates).... [more]
AlifmArabic, Malay, Indonesian, Azerbaijani Means "friend, companion, intimate, tame" in Arabic. This can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əlif.
Alimf & mMongolian Means "apple" or "pear" in Mongolian.
AlkefLow German Diminutive of names that contained the name element adal, most notably Adelheid.
Alkesm & fAstronomy This is the name of a star Alpha Crateris in the constellation Crater. It bore the traditional name Alkes, from the Arabic الكاس alkās or الكأس alka's meaning "the cup".
AlkhasmAbkhaz From Arabic الخاص (al-khass) meaning "the special (one)".
AlltwenfWelsh From Welsh allt “wooded hillside” and gwen “white, blessed”. This name may be given in reference to the village in Wales.
AllurefEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the name of a 1996 Chanel perfume, derived from the English word allure (which also has French roots) meaning "fascination, charm, appeal".
AlmaazmAstronomy This is the name of the star Epsilon Aurigae in the Auriga constellation. The name comes from Arabic Al Maʽaz meaning "the billy goat".
AlmachmAstronomy The star Gamma Andromedae in the constellation Andromeda is called Almach. Almach was the traditional name (also spelt as Almaach, Almaack, Almak, Almaak, or Alamak), derived from the Arabic العناق (al-‘anāq), "the caracal" (desert lynx).
Almazm & fTatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.
AlnairfAstronomy This is the name of Alpha Gruis in the constellation Grus. It bore the traditional name Alnair or Al Nair (sometimes Al Na'ir in lists of stars used by navigators), from the Arabic al-nayyir meaning "the bright one", itself derived from its Arabic name, al-nayyir min dhanab al-ḥūt (al-janūbiyy), meaning "the bright one from the (southern) fish's tail" (see Aldhanab).
AlomEstonian (Modern), Livonian, Medieval Baltic Livonian name of uncertain origin and meaning, mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. In modern-day Estonia, this name is used as a short form of Aleksander and associated with Estonian alustus “beginning".
AlormHistory (Ecclesiastical) Alor of Quimper was a Breton saint in the 5th century AD and bishop of Quimper in Brittany, France. He is the patron saint of aleviners, foals and horses, and was also invoked to attract rain.
Altaim & fMongolian, Kazakh From the name of a mountain range that runs through Central and Eastern Asia, itself meaning "golden mountain", related to Turkic altun meaning "gold" (compare Mongolian altan "golden") and dağ meaning "mountain".
AltburgfGerman (Rare) Created from the German name elements alt "old, ancient" and burg "protected place, castle".