Ancient Submitted Names

Asper m Ancient Roman
From the latin word 'asper', meaning 'rough'. Usually used as last name in Ancient Rome.... [more]

Aspirn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ásbiǫrn.

Ašratu f Akkadian
Akkadian form of Asherah.

Assur m Ancient Assyrian (Polonized), History (Ecclesiastical, Polonized)
Polish form of Ashur, the Assyrian (Mesopotamian) god.

Astakop m Hindi, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali
MEANING : one whose anger is laid aside. Here अस्त means to laid aside, disappear + कोप means wrath

Asterinos m Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀστὴρ (aster) meaning "star".

Astérios m Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Catalan (?)
Gallicized form of Asterios as well as a Catalan variant of Asteri.

Asteropeia f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from or related to Asterope, meaning "lightning". This was the name of a daughter of Pelias in Greek mythology.

Ásti m Old Norse
Short form of Ástráðr.

Astita f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Nepali, Gujarati
MEANING : existence, reality... [more]

Astradh m Old Norse
Old Swedish form of Ástráðr.

Ástráðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse áss "god" and ráð "advise, counsel, decision". The first name element is sometimes associated with the Old Norse word ást meaning "love, affection", but a connection is not likely.

Ástraðr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ástráðr.

Astuacatur m Ancient Armenian
Related to աստուած (astuac) meaning "God".

Astulphus m Germanic (Latinized), Lombardic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Haistulf and Aistulf. Used by a few saints and beatified saint astolfus of Mainz and astolfo lobo.

Astyages m Old Median (Hellenized), Akkadian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized 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"... [more]

Astyanax m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "city lord" or "lord of the city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".... [more]

Astycrateia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Semi-latinized form of Astykrateia, the feminine form of Astykrates. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Astycrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astykrates.

Astykrateia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Astykrates.

Astykrates m Ancient Greek
Means "powerful city", derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) "city, town" and κρατος (kratos) "power, strength".

Astylos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄστυλος (astylos) meaning "without pillar, without support". It consists of the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) combined with the Greek noun στῦλος (stylos) meaning "pillar, support".... [more]

Astymedon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" and μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler", itself from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over".

Astynomos m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from ἄστυ (ástu) meaning "city, town" and νόμος (nomos) meaning "law, custom".

Astyochos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀστυόχος (astyochos) meaning "protecting the city". It consists of the Greek noun ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek verb ὀχέω (ocheo) meaning "to bear, to carry, to hold fast, to sustain", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, to hold, to possess"... [more]

Astyochus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astyochos. This was the name of a Spartan naval commander from the 5th century BC.... [more]

Astyphilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".

Astyphilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Astyphilos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 5th century BC.

Āsugīsalaz m Old Norse
Deriving from the Germanic elements ansu- ("god") and gīslaz ("hostage"). This name is part of an inscription in Proto-Norse on Kragehul I, a lance-shaft from Denmark that has been dated to between 200 and 475 CE.

Asukar m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Nepali
"Arduous"; "not easily done"; "difficult "... [more]

Asukari f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Kannada
"arduous"; "difficult to do"... [more]

Ásulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse as "god" and ulf "wolf."

Ásvarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of áss "god" and vǫrðr "guard".

Ásvǫr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of áss "god" and vár "spring".

Aswan f Arabic, Ancient Armenian

Asychis m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Greek form of an Ancient Egyptian name. This was the name of an Egyptian pharaoh mentioned by Herodotos.

Asyncritus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Asynkritos. This name once belonged to one of the Seventy Disciples.

Asynkritos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀσύγκριτος (asynkritos) meaning "incomparable".

Aszur m Ancient Assyrian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Assyrian god's name Ashur.

Ataegina f Celtic Mythology, Old Celtic
The name of a goddess worshiped by the ancient Iberians, Lusitanians, and Celtiberians. Her name possibly comes from the proto-Celtic *atte- and *geno- which together mean "reborn", or else *ad-akwī- meaning "night".

Atala m Germanic
Variant of Attala.

Atalante f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of Atalanta. This was borne by a sister of the 4th-century BC Macedonian general Perdiccas.

Ātarepāta m Avestan
Derived from Avestan ātar "fire" combined with Avestan pāiti "to protect, to defend" or Avestan pāyu "protector". As such, the name either means "protected by the fire" or "protector of the fire"

Ataulphus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athaulf.

Atebodwos m Gaulish
Of Gaulish usage.

Atenolfo m Lombardic (Italianized)
A dithematic name with the second name element wolf "wolf" and the first name element athan that is probably derived from Gothic aþn "year".

Āterepāta m Avestan
Variant of Ātarepāta

Atesthas m Gaulish
Uncertain

Athalaric m Germanic, History
Form of Adalric. This name was borne by a king of the Ostrogoths in the 6th century AD, who was a grandson of Theodoric the Great.

Athalaricus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athalaric.

Aðalbert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]

Aðalbjörk f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and björk "birch tree".

Athalbodo m Germanic
Containing name elements athal and bodo meaning "messenger or courier".

Aðalbrandr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Adalbrand.

Aðalbrikt m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Aðalbert (cf. modern German Albrecht, Ruprecht and modern Dutch Robrecht, Hubrecht)... [more]

Aðalbriktr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Albrikt.

Athalhart m Old High German
Old High German form of Adalhard.

Aðalmækir f Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse AðalmækiR meaning "noble sword".

Athalric m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic name elements adal "noble" and rīhhi "noble, distinguished, rich".

Aðalríkr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Adalric.

Aðalvaldr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Adalwald.

Athamas m Ancient Greek
Uncertain etymology. This was the name of a Boeotian king who married the goddess Nephele in Greek mythology.

Athanaricus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athanaric.

Athavulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
A more latinized form of Athawulf.

Athawulf m Germanic
Form of Adalwulf.

Athelm m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
From Æthelm, a reduced form of Æthelhelm. This name was borne by Athelm (died 926), an archbishop of Canterbury and uncle of Saint Dunstan.

Athenaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athenaios. Bearers of this name include a Greek composer from the 2nd century BC and a Greek rhetorician and grammarian from the 3rd century AD.

Athenagora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athenagoras.

Athenagoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Ᾰ̓θῆναι (Athenai) meaning "Athens (city)" (ultimately from the name of the goddess Athena) and either ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace" or ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) meaning "to speak, proclaim, orate; to speak publicly"... [more]

Athenaios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena. Also compare Athenais.

Athenion m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). A known bearer of this name was Athenion of Maroneia, an ancient Greek painter from the 3rd century BC.

Athenippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from either the name of the city Athens or the eponymous goddess Athena combined with Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Athenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athenodoros. This was used by American author Stephenie Meyer for a character in her novel Breaking Dawn (2008) of the Twilight series.

Athenodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athenodoros.

Athenogenes m Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "born of Athena" from the name of the goddess Athena combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born"... [more]

Athenophanes m Ancient Greek
Means "Athens manifest" or "manifestation of Athena", derived from either the name of the city Athens or the eponymous goddess Athena combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "seeming, appearing".

Aðils m Old Norse
Old Norse and Icelandic variant form of Aðísl.

Athirat f Ancient Near Eastern
Ugaritic form of Asherah.

Aðísl m Old Norse
Old Norse younger form of *Aþa-gíslaR, a combination of the name elements ADAL "noble" and GISL "hostage, pledge."

Athulf m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Contraction of Æðelwulf. Also compare Adulf.

Áti m Old Norse
From Old Norse át meaning "food".

Atia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Atius, which is of unknown origin. This was the name of the mother of the Roman emperor Augustus.

Atish m Sanskrit
Meaning of Sanskrit name... [more]

Atisha f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati
Meaning, "very powerful, having high dominion."

Atotoztli f Nahuatl, Aztec
Means "water parrot", deriving from the Nahuatl elements atl ("water, a body of water") and toztli ("yellow parrot"). Name borne by an Aztec queen that possibly ruled as tlatoani (ruler of a city-state) in her own right.

Atri m Sanskrit

Atríðr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "attacker". This is a byname for Odin.

Atrnerseh m Ancient Armenian, Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Adurnarseh, equivalent to ատր- (atr-) meaning "fire" combined with the given name Nerseh.

Atropates m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Āturpāt. This name was borne by a Persian satrap from the 4th century BC.

Attala m Germanic
Derived from an Ancient Germanic word meaning "fatherly, paternal".

Attalos m Ancient Greek, Greek (Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek ἀταλός (atalos) meaning "delicate, tender" or the related ἀτάλλω (atallo) meaning "to bring up a child, to foster", "to grow" or "to skip, gambol, frolic".

Attalus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish ate-, itself an intensifying prefix, and talu- "forehead; front; surface".

Attalus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Attalos. This was borne by numerous ancient Greek historical figures, including a general of Alexander the Great and three kings of Pergamon in Asia Minor.... [more]

ʼAttart f Ancient Near Eastern
Ugaritic form of Astarte.

Atti f Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Assamese
MEANING- "elder sister"... [more]

Attika f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali, Assamese, Marathi
Means "elder sister" in Sanskrit.

Attill m Old Norse
From Old Norse atti meaning "ructious, aggressive".

Attius m Ancient Roman

Āturpāt m Old Persian
Old Persian form of the Avestan name Ātarepāta (also found written as Āterepāta), which is derived from Avestan ātar "fire" combined with Avestan pāiti "to protect, to defend" or Avestan pāyu "protector"... [more]

Atvarðr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "defender" or "relative". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Atzin m & f Aztec, Mexican
Derived from Nahuatl atl "water" and the reverential or diminutive suffix -tzin.

Aubertus m Medieval French (Latinized), Germanic (Latinized), Frisian
Latinized form of Aubert.

Auderic m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element auda "wealth, property" (also see Audovacar) combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Audgrim m Old Norse (Rare)
Form of Auðgrímr.

Audigerna f Germanic
West Germanic name composed from *aud "wealth, riches, fortune" and gern "eager, willing"; for the second element, cf. Gothic cognate *gairns, which can also mean "desirous, covetous".... [more]

Audoard m Old High German
Combination of ot "property" and wart "guard".

Audofleda f Germanic, History
Derived from the Germanic element auda "wealth, property" (also see Audovacar) combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability." Audofleda was the wife of Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths.

Audogar m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from the Germanic element auda "wealth, property" (also see Audovacar). The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."

Audomar m Germanic, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Audamar (see Otmar). This was the name of a Frankish saint from the 7th century AD.

Audomarus m Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Audomar. This was the name of a Frankish saint from the 7th century AD.

Audovère f Frankish (Gallicized)
French form of Audovera.

Audr m & f English (Rare), Old Norse (Americanized, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Auðr meaning “wealth, fortune”. It was americanized for easier understanding and writing.

Audulf m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element auda "wealth, property" (also see Audovacar) combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Aufidia f Ancient Roman, History
Feminine form of Aufidius. A bearer of this name was Aufidia, a daughter of the Roman magistrate Marcus Aufidius Lurco. Her own daughter, Livia Drusilla, would later become Roman Empress (as the wife of Emperor Augustus).

Aufidius m Ancient Roman, History, Literature
From the Roman nomen gentile Aufidius, which is of uncertain origin and meaning. The first element, au, may have been derived from the Latin preverb au "away, off", but it could also have been a phonetic variant of the Latin preverb ab "from"... [more]

Auge f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "light of the sun, sunbeam", "bright light", or "dawn". In Greek mythology Auge was the daughter of Aleus, king of Tegea, and mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles... [more]

Augeas m Ancient Greek
Alternative form of Augeias.

Augeias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "sunlight, bright light" or "dawn".

Augoustinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Augoustos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Augustus.

Augun m Old Norse, Norwegian
Variant of Auðun (see Auðin).

Augur m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun augur meaning "augur, diviner, seer".... [more]

Aula f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aulus.

Aule m Etruscan

Aulir m Old Norse
Variant of AlvéR.

Aulis m Ancient Oscan
From the Etruscan name Avle, which is derived from the Etruscan "afil" meaning "year."

Aulos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aulus.

Aulver m Old Norse
Variant of AlvéR.

Auni m Old Norse
Meaning unknown. Perhaps related to Aunn (see Auðin).

Aunvindr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Aun (an unknown element) and -winduR "winner".

Auramazda m Persian Mythology, Old Persian
Old Persian form of Ahura Mazda.

Aurboða f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from aur "again; water; sand" and boð "message". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a jotunn, the wife of Gymir and the mother of Gerðr, and one of Menglǫð's maids.

Aurelianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aurelianus.

Aurelios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aurelius.

Aureola f Ancient Roman
Roman slave name, a feminine diminutive of Latin aureus "golden" (possibly the feminine form of Aureolus, a derivative of Aureus). Camden (1605) lists Aureola "pretty little golden dame".

Aurgrímnir m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from aur "sand, clay" and grímr "person wearing a face mask or helmet" or grimmr "grim". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.

Auria f Ancient Roman, Medieval Basque, Basque, History
Derived from Latin aurum "gold" and aureus "golden, gilded". Auria was an early consort of Pamplona.

Aurildis f Germanic (?)

Aurinia f Germanic (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.

Aurius m Ancient Roman
Masculine form of Auria.

Auriwandalo m Lombardic, History
Lombardic cognate of Earendel. The name is attested as the name of a historical Lombardic prince.

Aurkonungr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from aur "again; sand" and konungr "king". This is a by-name for the god Hœnir.

Auroni f Sanskrit

Aurvan m Sanskrit (Rare)
Sanskrit word Aurvan means Fire or Flame.... [more]

Aurvangr m Old 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.

Ausi'i m Akkadian
Akkadian form of Hosea.

Ausonius m Ancient Roman
Derivative of Auson. This is the name of a Roman poet (310-395).

Austbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of austr "east" and bjǫrn "bear".

Austmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements austr "east" and maðr "man".

Austraberta f Germanic
Feminine form of Austrobert.

Austrahild f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle."

Austrebert m Germanic
Variant of Austrobert.

Austreberta f Germanic
Feminine form of Austrebert.

Austrechild f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Austrahild. It might also be a variant spelling of Austregild, but that is less likely... [more]

Austregild f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Austregilde f Frankish
Queen Austregilde (548 - 580) was the third wife of Guntram, King of Orléans. She was not born into high social status and was possibly a servant of Queen Marcatrude, the second wife of Guntram; a servant of one of Guntram's courtiers; or even a slave in the household of Marcatrude's father... [more]

Austregisel m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Austrehild f Germanic
Variant of Austrahild.

Austrobert m Germanic
Means "bright east", derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."

Autarieus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly of Illyrian origin.... [more]

Autbert m Germanic
Derived from the elements aud "wealth" and beraht "Bright", cognitive of Eadberht.

Autfrid m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element auda "wealth, property" (also see Audovacar) combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Auða f Old Norse
Short form of names beginning with the element Auð-, which itself is derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches".

Authard m Old High German
Combination of ot "property" and hard "hard, strong".

Authari m Lombardic
Possibly formed from elements which correspond to the Old High German words ot "wealth, riches" and heri "host, army"... [more]

Authart m Old High German
Old High German variant of Authard.

Auðbjǫrg f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and borg "castle".

Auðfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Auðgæirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and geirr "spear".

Auðgærðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Auðgarðr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Auðgærðr.

Auðgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Auðgærðr.

Auðgi m Old Norse
From Old Norse auðigr meaning "rich".

Auðgrímr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of auðr 'prosperity, fortune, riches' and grímr 'person wearing a face mask'.

Auðguðr f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Auðhelga f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and heill "lucky".

Auðhildr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "fate, fortune" and hildr "battle".

Auði m Old Norse
Means "happiness, luck, prosperity, destiny" in Old Norse, used as a short form of names starting with this element.

Auðin m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".

Auðmundr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audmund.

Auðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse auðr meaning "prosperity, fortune" or "fate, destiny" and nýr "new".

Auðstæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audstein.

Auðsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Auðstæinn.

Auðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and ulfr "wolf".

Auðunn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Auðun.

Auðvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audvald.

Autir m Old Norse
Unknown meaning.

Autocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Autokles. This name was borne by an Athenian general from the 5th century BC.

Autocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Autokrates. This name was borne by an ancient Athenian comic poet.

Autodice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". Compare the Greek adjective αὐτόδικος (autodikos) meaning "with independent jurisdiction, with one's own law-courts".

Autokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Autokrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power." Also compare the English word autocrat.

Autolekythos m Ancient Greek, History
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) "self" and possibly λήκυθος (lḗkuthos) "lekythos", a kind of pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil... [more]

Autolycus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Autolykos. In Greek mythology, Autolycus is a renowned thief and the maternal grandfather of Odysseus.

Autolykos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self". The second element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it. The first possibility is that it is derived from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]

Automedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]

Autonoë f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Autonoos (see Autonous). In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes and Harmonia, one of the Bacchae in Euripides' play of the same name.

Autophradates m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Vātafradātah, possibly meaning "bestowed by Vata". This was the name of a 4th-century Persian Satrap of Lydia and a dynast (frataraka) of Persis in the late 2nd-century BC, ruling sometime after 138 BC.

Autosthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [more]

Auxityche f Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek αυξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase" combined with τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".

Avan m Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Indian (Sikh), Bengali
Meaning, "favour, preservation, protection,(= तर्पण) satisfaction , joy, pleasure, desire, speed, preserving, a preserver."

Avana f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Hindi, Indian (Sikh), Fijian
Feminine form of Avan.

Avaniti f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi
MEANING : to inhale, to breathe... [more]

Avanya f Sanskrit
Potential relation to Lavanya.

Avashya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Punjabi
"hoar-frost" ; "dew"

Avdiis m Ancient Oscan

Avidia f Ancient Roman
The feminine form of Avidius.

Avihud m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "My Father is glorious" in reference to God.

Avika f Sanskrit
Sheep, Diamond

Avira m Ancient Aramaic (Rare, ?)
This name is listed in Kolatch's Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew Names (1984), where it is given an Aramaic origin, meaning "air, atmosphere, spirit." It was the name of a Babylonian Talmudic scholar.

Avita f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Avitus, meaning "ancestral". This name was used for a character in Caroline Lawrence's book series "The Roman Mysteries", first released in 2001... [more]

Áviðr m Old Norse
Probably a combination of the Germanic element *az- "edge, point" and Old Norse viðr "forest".

Avo m Germanic
Of disputed origin and meaning.... [more]

‘Avraham m Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew from of Abraham.

Avya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Indian (Sikh)
Meaning, "to animate, to drive, to offer (to gods as hymn), to protect, favour."

Avyaan m Sanskrit
Supposedly means "beginning", and relates to Lords Vishnu and Ganesha.

Avyan m Sanskrit
Variant of Avyaan.

Awadh m Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati, Indian, Nepali, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
MEANING - indestructible, not hurting or killing, innoxious, not violable. Here अ means not, absence + वध means killing

Awadha f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Nepali, Sinhalese, Kannada, Telugu
MEANING : indestructible, not hurting, innoxious

Awag m Ancient Armenian
Older form of Avag.

Axayacatl m Aztec, Mexican
Means "face of water" in Classical Nahuatl, from ātl "water" and xāyacatl "face, mask".

Axiochos m Ancient Greek
Means "of value, one who has value", derived from Greek ἀξία (axia) meaning "worth, value" and ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, possess, hold".

Axiothea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Axiotheos. A known bearer of this name was Axiothea of Phlius, a female student of the ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Speusippus (4th century BC).

Axiotheos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective ἄξιος (axios) meaning "worthy, deserving" or from the Greek noun ἀξία (axia) meaning "worth, value"... [more]

Axiotheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Axiotheos.

Axrotalus m Gaulish
Gaulish name meaning "high forehead", from the Proto-Celtic elements *axkros, *akros "high, noble, great" and *talus "front, forehead".

Ay m Ancient Egyptian
Etymology unknown. This was the name of two different pharaohs of ancient Egypt.

Ayan m Urdu, 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'.

Ayanna f Sanskrit (Rare)
Ayanna means "Silent".

Ayauhcihuatl f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Classical Nahuatl elements ayahuitl ("fog") and cihuatl ("woman, wife"). Name borne by an Empress of Tenochtitlan (fl. 1400).

Ayontika f Sanskrit
Ayontika is heavily associated with both the Goddess Durga & the Goddess Parvati & is sometimes used as an epithet.

Ayurvi f Sanskrit
The name comes from "Ayurveda" which is from Sanskrit, meaning "knowledge of life"

Ayush m Indian, Sanskrit
Means "long life" in Sanskrit.

Ayushi f Indian, Sanskrit
Feminine form of Ayush.

Azaes m Ancient Greek
Azaes was one of the ten sons of Poseidon and Cleito in Plato's myth of Atlantis.

Azenzar m Ancient Berber
Means "ray of light" in Amazigh.

Azes m Scythian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of a Scythian name derived from *aza meaning "leader".

Azileses m Scythian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of the Scythian name *Azalīźa meanin "commander-in-chief", ultimately derived from *aza meaning "leader" and *rīźa meaning "desiring, commanding".

Azraile m Ancient Hebrew
Variant of Azrael.

Azzay m Ancient Berber
Means "male palm tree" in Amazigh.

Ba m Ancient Egyptian
Possibly from Egyptian bꜣ (ba), the part of the soul that makes an individual unique according to the Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul. This was the throne name of an early Egyptian or ancient Egyptian king who may have ruled at the end of the 1st Dynasty, the latter part of 2nd Dynasty or during the 3rd Dynasty.

Báalam m & f Yucatec Maya, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology
Báalam, who represents Jaguars, is a deity from Mayan Mythology. His name means “Jaguar” in Yucatec Maya.

Baalham m & f Mayan, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology
Baalham means “Jaguar” in the Classic Mayan language.

Babatha f Ancient Aramaic
Babatha is the name of a Jewish woman who owned land near Petra (modern Jordan) and En-Gedi (modern Israel) in the 2nd century AD. Because her personal documents were preserved, much of her personal life is known today.

Babhrulomni f Sanskrit
MEANING : brown haired lady. Here बभ्रु means brown + लोम्नी means hair (of female )... [more]

Babrios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Possibly a Hellenized form of Valerius.

Babrius m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Latinized form of a Hellenized form of the name Valerius (see Babrios). This was the name of a 2nd-century author of a collection of Greek fables, many of which are known today as Aesop's Fables.

Bacchis f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Means "of Bacchus" or "female bacchanal, maenad" in Greek.

Bacchylides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Means "son of Bacchylis", derived from the feminine name Bacchylis and the usually patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Bacchylis f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Bacchus.

Bacga m Anglo-Saxon
Unknown origin. Perhaps related to Bucge

Badegisel m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bald "brave, bold" (commonly reduced to bad or baud when Latinized) or possibly Celto-Germanic badu "battle", combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge" (ge- "co-" + the root of "sell" in the sense of "give"—thus something or someone given in exchange).

Badegisil m Germanic
Variant of Badegisel.

Baderic m Germanic, History
Means "powerful battle", derived from the Germanic elements badu "battle" and rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Baderic was a 6th-century co-king of the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe.

Badhild f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element badu "battle" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Bado m Old High German, Germanic
Old High German form of Baði.

Badulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Badulf.

Bæglir m Old Norse
Old Norse name deriving from a verb related to Nynorsk begla meaning "to hinder, to stand in someone's way" or a noun related to Nynorsk begla meaning "contrary, sullen, obstinate person".

Bæilir m Old Norse
Probably an Old Norse variant of Bæglir.

Báfurr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bagabuxša m Old Persian
From Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and possibly buxša meaning "releasing, to free" or "bestowing benefit".

Bagacithra m Old Persian
Means "form of god", "offspring of god", or "of divine origin", from Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and *ciθrah meaning "shining, brilliant", "form, appearance" or "lineage, origin"

Bagadates m Old Persian (Hellenized), Middle Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagadata or Middle Persian Baydad.

Bagapātah m Old Persian
Old Persian name meaning "protected by god", derived from 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and 𐎱𐎠𐎫 (pāta) meaning "protected".

Bagapates m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Bagapātah.

Bagavazdā m Old Persian
Old Persian name possibly meaning "endured by God" or "endurance of God", from Old Persian 𐏎 (bagaʰ) "God" and vazdāh "persistence, endurance".

Bagoas m Old Persian
Bagoas was a eunuch in the court of the Persian Empire in the 4th century BC. Bagoas was a courtier of Darius III and later of Alexander the Great.

Bahlam m Classic Mayan
Means "jaguar", deriving from the Classic Maya element balam ("jaguar"). This was used as a name element by Classic Maya royalty.

Baka m Ancient Egyptian
Means "his soul is (in) his Ka" in Egpytian, derived from Egyptian bꜣ (ba) "to be(come) an animate, efficacious soul" and kꜣ (ka), an Egyptian concept of vital essence... [more]

Bakare m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian "bꜣ-kꜣ-rꜥ", meaning "glorious is the soul of Ra" or "the ba of the ka of Ra", from Egyptian bꜣ "working power; soul, personality" combined with ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the Egyptian god Ra... [more]

Bakenkhonsu m Ancient Egyptian
Means "servant of Khonsu" in Ancient Egyptian.

Bakenranef m Ancient 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".

Baketmut f Ancient Egyptian
Means "handmaid of Mut" in ancient Egyptian.

Balamuralikrishna m Indian, Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit बालमुरलीकृष् (Balamuralikrishna) meaning “young Krishna holding the flute”.

Balavarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit बल (bala) "strength, might" with वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of the 3rd ruler of the Varman dynasty, ruling from 398 to 422 AD.

Balbinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Balbinus.

Baldbert m Medieval, Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval French
Old High German bald "bold" + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.

Baldegard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Baldegild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Baldegilde f Old High German (?), Medieval French
Variant of Baldegild.

Baldeman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with man "man."

Baldemar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Baldhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Baldolf m Germanic
Variant of Baldulf.

Baldowald m Medieval, Medieval French, Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German bald "bold" + Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt "power, authority".

Balduinus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Baldwin.

Baldulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Baldwar m Medieval, Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval French
Old High German bald "bold" + a derivative of Old Saxon waru, Old High German wara "protection, watch".

Balki m Medieval English, Old Norse, Old Norwegian
From Old Norse balkr meaning "beam, rafter, ridge of land."

Balli m Old Norse, Old Danish
Either from Old Norse ballr "dangerous, risky, bold, brave" or bollr "ball".

Baloola m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Kannada
MEANING - strong ... [more]

Balsinde f Old Saxon, Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old Saxon, Old High German balo "destruction" + Old Saxon swīth, Gothic swinþs from Proto-Germanic swinþaz "strong".

Baltad m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old High German bald "bold" + Old High German hadu "battle".

Banât-esagil f Babylonian
Means "Esagil is beautiful", deriving from the Akkadian element banûtu ("beauty").

Bando m Old High German
Old High German bant "band, bond".

Banetjer m Ancient Egyptian
Probably from Egyptian bꜣ-nṯr, perhaps meaning "soul of a god", from Egyptian bꜣ, a being's soul or personality, combined with nṯr "god, king". This was the throne name of Nynetjer.

Bani m Ancient Berber

Banitu f Ancient Assyrian
Of unknown etymology. Possibly derived from either Akkadian banītu meaning "beautiful", or bānītu (also Akkadian), meaning "divine Creatress". Banitu was a queen of the Neo Assyrian empire circa 729 BCE.

Banna f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.

Bannus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.