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A f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant of Ah.
Aabel m Estonian (Archaic), Finnish (Rare)
Estonian form and Finnish variant of Abel.
Aabharana f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Abharana.
Aabla f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of 'Abla.
Aacine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Åsine.
Aadel f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Adel, a short form of names starting with the Germanic name element adal "noble".
Aadhira f Tamil, Malayalam (Rare)
Tamil and Malayalam form of Sanskrit Ardra (the name of a nakshatra in Indian astronomy).
Aadish m Indian, Hindi (Rare), Marathi (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit आदिश् (aadiś) meaning "design, intention, aim".
Aadiv m Hindi (Rare)
Means "delicate" in Hindi.
Aadrik m Sanskrit (Rare)
Masculine variant of Aadrika.
Aafrae f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عفرا (see Afra 2) chiefly used in North Africa.
Aagaat f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Aage, or perhaps a variant spelling of Ågot.
Aahlad m Indian (Rare), Telugu (Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit आह्लाद (aahlaad) meaning "exultancy, hilarity, rejoicing".
Aahlada f Indian (Rare)
Feminine form of Aahlad.
Aaishah f Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha).
Aalf m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian
Dutch short form of Adolf and West Frisian short form of Alef and Alof, which are both Frisian variants of Adolf.
Aalicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia (See also Aalycia).
Aalijah m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elijah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.... [more]
Aalivia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alivia, likely influence by names like Aaliyah.
Aalonika f Indian (Rare)
"Goddess of light."
Aalyana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aliana, possibly influenced by the spelling of Aaliyah.
Aalycia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia (probably influenced by the name Aaliyah).
Aamen m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Amon?
Aamor f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Aanor influenced by Latin amor "love".
Aanaya f Indian (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the Sanskrit Anaya or as a modern English name, a variant of Anaya.
Aane m Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Åne, a variant of either Ånund, Ånje 2, or Áni.
Äänis m & f Finnish (Rare)
From Äänisjärvi, the Finnish name for Lake Onega, a lake in East Karelia Russia.
Aanisah f Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Anisa.
Aanjjan m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Anjan. A known bearer is Aanjjan Srivastav (1976-), an Indian actor.
Aanka m Greenlandic (Rare)
Younger form of Ãngka.
Aanngiiuk f & m Greenlandic (Rare)
Younger form of Ãngîjuk.
Aapel m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Abel.
Aaraya f & m Indian (Rare)
Variant of Arya 1.
Aaria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is influenced by that of Aaron.
Aariana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana influenced by Aaron.
Aaric m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eric influenced by Aaron.
Aarica f American (Rare)
Variant of Erica influenced by the spelling of Aaron.
Aarini f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare), Hindi
Means "adventurous, courageous" in Hindi.
Aaró m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Aaron.
Aarona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Aaron.
Aaronas m Lithuanian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek variant and Lithuanian form of Aaron.
Aarsheya m & f Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit आर्षेय (arśeya) meaning "of sacred descent" or "respectable, venerable".
Aarushee f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aarushi.
Aashiya f Indian (Rare)
Means "nest, small dwelling" in Hindi.
Aasia f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Asia" in Finnish.
Aasmae f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسماء (see Asma) chiefly used in North Africa.
Aassem m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Asim 1.
Aasulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ásulfr.
Aatish m Indian, Hindi (Rare), Marathi (Rare), Punjabi (Rare)
From Hindi आतिश (ātiś) meaning "fire, flame", of Persian origin.
Aato m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 々 used to duplicate 亜 combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything"... [more]
Aatrey m Hindi (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Aava f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ahava.
Aayush m Indian (Christian, Rare)
Indian: ((Good Destiny))
Aba m Georgian (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Georgian and Hungarian form of the Semitic name Abba.
Abaco m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Abacucco. It concides with the Italian word for abacus, a calculating tool that was in use in the ancient Near East, Europe, China, and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written Hindu–Arabic numeral system.
Abad m Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish abad "abbot", after saint Anthony the Great (known in Spanish as san Antonio Abad, "saint Anthony the Abbot"). This name is often given as the compound name Antonio Abad.
Abaigeal f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Abigail.
Abaigh f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Abby.
Abarne f Basque (Rare)
Basque feminine equivalent of Ramos.
Abarrane f Obscure (Rare)
Meaning unknown, though it may be a feminine form of Abraham.
Abastenia f English (Canadian, Rare), French (Huguenot, ?)
Borne by the American sculptor, social activist and suffragist Abastenia St. Leger Eberle (1878-1942), who was the daughter of Canadian parents.
Abbatissa f Medieval English (Latinized, Rare)
From Latin abbatissa meaning "abbess". While this was more usually found as a title, there are a handful of English occurrences of it used as a given name. Also compare the Old English masculine name Abbud.
Abbeygale f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Obscure variant of Abigail based on the words abbey and gale.
Abbia f Hebrew (Rare)
Abbia is a slightly longer form of Abia, which is a form of Abijah.
Abbir m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "knight; strong, mighty" in Hebrew. It is also a variant transcription of Abir.
Abbondia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Abbondio.
Abbygale f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail. This name was given to 63 girls in the year 2007.
Abcde f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the first five letters of the English alphabet.
Abdal m Pashto (Rare, Archaic)
Means "strong" in archaic Pashto.
Abdal m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish abdal, meaning "careless man", which in turn is derived from Arabic أَبْدَال‎, abdal, meaning "hermit". Nowadays the name is rare.
Abdalaati m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "servant of the giver" from Arabic عبد ال (ʿabd al) meaning "servant of the" combined with Aati "giver, bestower".
Abdero m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Abderos.
Abdhija f Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit अब्धिजा (Abdhijā) meaning "Goddess Lakshmi; born in the sea".
Abdia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Obadiah via its latinized form Abdias.
Abdías m Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Obadiah via Biblicas Latin Abdias.
Abdón m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Kashubian
Spanish, Galician and Kashubian form of Abdon.
Abdon m Biblical Hebrew, Hungarian, Catalan (Rare), French
Means "servant" in Hebrew. This is the name of four characters in the Old Testament including one of the ruling judges of the Israelites.
Abdona f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Abdón.
Abdonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Abdon.
Abdulatip m Filipino, Maguindanao, Dagestani, Avar, Kumyk, Indonesian (Rare)
Maguindanao, Dagestani and Indonesian form of Abd al-Latif.
Abdulia f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Femenine form of Abdul or possibly a variation of Obdulia.
Abdulkareem m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Abd al-Karim.
Abdurrahmansyah m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Abdurrahman and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".
Abe m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Abesalom.
Abė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Abby.
Abejundio m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly from Spanish abeja (meaning "bee"), ending in a similar fashion to Abundio.
Abela f German (Rare), Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Icelandic (Modern)
Obsolete Low German short form of both Apollonia and Alberta. There is, however, another theory which derives this name from Old Saxon aval "strength; force; fortitude"... [more]
Abelarda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Provençal, Niçard
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Abelardo and Niçard feminine form of Abelart.
Abeli m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Abel with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Abelia f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Abel. Abelia is also a type of flowering shrub in the honeysuckle family, named after British surgeon and naturalist Clarke Abel (1780-1826).
Abelina f German (Rare), Spanish, Provençal, Niçard
Spanish elaboration of Abelia, Niçard diminutive Abelìa as well as a German feminine form of Abel and a German elaboration of Abela.
Abéline f French (Rare)
French cognate of Abelina.
Abeliñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Avelina 2 and Aveline.
Abelle f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Abel.
Abelle m French (African, Rare)
Possibly a variation of Abel.
Ābels m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Abel.
Abenchara f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Of Guanche origin, possibly from *abănăšar(a) meaning "great tear" or "great separation". This was the name of the wife of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria, during the European conquest of the Canary Islands in the late 15th century... [more]
Abercrombie m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abercrombie.
Abernathy f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abernathy.
Aberu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Transliterated form of Abel (for boys), in use among the Japanese in recent years.... [more]
Abesti f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri who based the name on Basque abes "to sing" and the suffix -ti. According to R. M. Azkue, by 1927 abesti had acquired the meaning "song" and has been in everyday use as a synonym for the older kanta ever since.
Abga m Abkhaz (Rare)
Derived from Abkhaz абгаду (ābgādú) meaning "wolf".
Abharan m Indian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit आभरण (ābharaṇa) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Abharana f Indian (Rare)
Feminine form of Abharan.
Abhayankari f Sanskrit (Rare)
The name Abhayankari is of Sanskrit origin, and is used mostly in Hindi speaking countries but also in a few other countries and languages of the world.... [more]
Abiageal f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Abigail.
Abiatar m Georgian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare)
Georgian and Romanian form of Abiathar.
Abide f & m English (Rare)
From Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan.
Abieta f Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.
Abigaela f Esperanto, Romanian (Rare)
Esperanto and Romanian form of Abigail.
Abigaille f Italian (Rare), Theatre
Italian form of Abigail, used for a character in Verdi's opera 'Nabucco' (1842).
Abigajil f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Danish (Rare), Biblical Norwegian, Biblical German
Variant of Abigail used in the Norwegian translation of the Bible.
Abile m Italian (Rare)
Means "abile; skilled" in Italian.
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.
Abimelik m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)
Armenian form of Abimelech. Rarely used nowadays.
Abis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ab, such as Abdonas, Abromas and Abelis.
Abish f Mormon (Rare)
Meaning, "maize field, corn field."
Åbjørn m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian form of Ábiǫrn, common in 17th century Norway.
Able m English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Abel, or from the English word able, "having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something", ultimately from Latin habere "to hold".
Abney f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abney.
Abnie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Abn, such as Abner.
Abnody m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Abnody (Russian: Абно́дий) is an old and rare Russian male first name. The patronymics derived from this first name are "Абно́диевич" (Abnodiyevich), "Абно́дьевич" (Abnodyevich; both masculine); and "Абно́диевна" (Abnodiyevna), "Абнодьевна" (Abnodyevna; both feminine).
Abo m Georgian (Rare)
The usage of this name started in honour of the 8th-century saint Abo of Tiflis, who was of Arab origin and martyred for having converted from Islam to Christianity.... [more]
Aboutboul m Jewish (Rare)
Meaning "drummer" or "drum maker/seller."
Abraami m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Abraam with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Abrama f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Variant or feminine form of Abram 1 and Abramo.
Abrami m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Abram 2 with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Abramina f Dutch (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Dutch variant of Abrahamina as well as an Italian diminutive of Abrama, since the name contains the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina.
Abrán m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Abram 1.
Abraomas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Abraham.
Abriana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubriana or a combination of the prefix a and Briana.
Abriela f Brazilian, American (Modern, Rare)
Strictly the feminine form of Abriel and a variant of Aubriella.
Abriyah f Ancient Hebrew (Rare)
Means "one who loves God".
Abromas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Abraham.
Abruy m Kazakh (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Probably derived from the Persian noun آبروی (aberuy) meaning "reputation, standing" as well as "honour, prestige". A more literal meaning would be "the face of honour", since the word consists of the Persian noun آب (ab) meaning "honour, reputation, standing" combined with the Persian noun روی (roy) meaning "face" as well as "copper, brass, bronze"... [more]
Absalon m Danish (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian (Rare), Polish, Gascon, French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Haitian Creole
Polish, French, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Danish, Faroese and Norwegian form of Absalom.
Absolom m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Absalom, possibly influenced by its French form Absolon. A known bearer of this name was Absolom M. West (1818-1894), an American Confederate general and state politician.
Abstinence f English (Puritan, Rare)
From the English word abstinence, referring to the act of abstaining from sin. This name was used by the Puritans.
Abudi m Arabic (Rare)
Means "devoted worshiper of God" in Arabic, ultimately from Arabic عَبَدَ (ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to venerate".
Abu Hanifa m Arabic (Rare)
Combination of Abu and حنيفة (Ḥanīfa) of disputed meaning, possibly from a dialectal word meaning "inkpot" or from the feminine name Hanifa... [more]
Abu Hanifah m Arabic (Rare), Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو حنيفة (see Abu Hanifa), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.
Abundance f English (Puritan, Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin abundantia "fullness, plenty". This name was used in the 17th century by Puritans, referring to the abundance of God's blessings.
Abundia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Abundio.
Abyasa m Javanese (Rare)
Javanese form of Vyasa.
A-byeol f & m Korean (Rare)
Varaint of Ah-byeol.
Abyssinia f English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin Abissini, of Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة‎ (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش‎ (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".
Əcəbnaz f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "wonderful coquetry", ultimately from Arabic عجب ('ajab) meaning "wonder, amazement" and Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Acacio m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Akakios.
Acadia f American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the name of a colony in New France in North America, derived from Arcadia and coinciding with Mi'kmaq suffix -akadie, meaning "place of abundance"... [more]
Acadie f French (Rare)
French form of Acadia.
Acai m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Açaí palm; derived from Old Tupi asa'y or ybasa'y, meaning "fruit that expels water".
Acala f Indian (Modern, Rare), Sanskrit (Modern, Rare)
Means "immovable, steady; constant; unceasing", from Sanskrit a "without" and cala "moving".
Acardio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Archibald.
Acario m Italian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical, Italianized), Theatre, Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Acharius. The 7th-century Frankish saint Acharius, bishop of Noyon-Tournai, is known as Acario in Italian and Spanish. This was used by Gigio Artemio Giancarli for a character in his play La Zingana (1545)... [more]
Accalia f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)
According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see Acca)... [more]
Accursia f Sicilian (Rare)
Feminine form of Accursio.
Accursio m Sicilian (Rare)
Italian name derived from Accorso and short form of Bonaccurso.
Acelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ace 1 using the popular name suffix lyn, possibly inspired by Aislynn or the medieval name Aceline.
Acerbus m English (American, Rare)
Means "Sarcastic, sardonic" in Latin.
Achacjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Akakios via Acacius.
Achacy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Akakios via Acacius.
Achaia f Greek Mythology, English (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Greek ἄχος (achos) meaning "grief, pain, distress" (also see Achaios, Achilles)... [more]
Achi m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my brother" in Hebrew.
Achidan m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my brother judged" in Hebrew.
Achiel m Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch form of Achilles via its French form Achille.... [more]
Achill m German (Rare)
German cognate of Achilles.
Achilo m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Achilles.
Achiram m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my brother is exalted" in Hebrew.
Achiropita f Italian (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima Achiropita, this name is typically and predominantly found in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region in Southern Italy.
Achishalom f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Achi and Shalom, meaning "my brother is a peace" or "my brother will bring peace" in Hebrew.
Achlama f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "amethyst" in Hebrew.
Achmed m Arabic, Indonesian, German (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ahmad.
Acilio m Italian (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Rare)
Italian and Portuguese form of Acilius.
Aćim m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian short form of Joachim.
Aclehar m Medieval French (Rare)
Derived from Proto-Germanic *agio "blade" and Old High German heri "host, army".
Acony f English (Rare)
From the Hitchiti word oconee meaning "water eyes of the hills", which lent itself to the name of a wildflower found in the Appalachians Mountains, Acony Bell.