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Aabel m Estonian (Archaic), Finnish (Rare)
Estonian form and Finnish variant of Abel.
Aabla f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of 'Abla.
Aadel f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Adel, a short form of names starting with the Germanic name element adal "noble".
Aadiv m Hindi (Rare)
Means "delicate" in Hindi.
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".
Äänis m & f Finnish (Rare)
From Äänisjärvi, the Finnish name for Lake Onega, a lake in East Karelia Russia.
Aanka m Greenlandic (Rare)
Younger form of Ãngka.
Aapel m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Abel.
Aaran m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Aaron.
Aaria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is influenced by that of Aaron.
Aaric m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eric influenced by Aaron.
Aasia f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Asia" in Finnish.
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.
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.
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.
Abdia m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Obadiah via its latinized form 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.
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]
Abeli m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Abel with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Ābels m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Abel.
Aberu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Transliterated form of Abel (for boys), in use among the Japanese in recent years.... [more]
Abide f & m English (Rare)
From Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan.
Abile m Italian (Rare)
Means "abile; skilled" in Italian.
Abish f Mormon (Rare)
Meaning, "maize field, corn field."
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.
Abrán m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Abram 1.
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]
Abudi m Arabic (Rare)
Means "devoted worshiper of God" in Arabic, ultimately from Arabic عَبَدَ (ʿabada) meaning "to worship, to venerate".
Acala f Indian (Modern, Rare), Sanskrit (Modern, Rare)
Means "immovable, steady; constant; unceasing", from Sanskrit a "without" and cala "moving".
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.
Acteu m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Actaeus.
Acton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Acton.
Adael m & f Hebrew (Rare), German (Rare)
Means Noble; Ornament of God; God witnesses.... [more]
Adala f Hungarian, Swedish (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Adela and a short form of names containing the element adal-.
Adama f Hebrew (Rare), American
Means "Ground / Earth" in Hebrew. Also feminine form of Adam.
Adami m Greenlandic (Rare)
Greenlandic form of Adam.
Adana f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Adán.
Adana f Serbian (Rare), Bosnian
From the name of the city and province in Turkey. Adan is also the name of a garden in Quran.
Adasi f Indian (Rare)
Feminine form of Adas.
Adaya f Hebrew, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Adaiah.
Addam m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Adam. Possibly influcenced by the TV show "The Addams Family" in which the surname of the family is Addams... [more]
Addar m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Adar.
Adeya f American (Modern, Rare), Nigerian (?)
Perhaps in part from Yoruba adé meaning "crown". This name was used by the American singer Kehlani for her daughter born 2019.
Adick m West Frisian (Rare)
Pet form of Ade 2. Also compare Addick, which is a pet form of the related name Adde.... [more]
Adili f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Adi 1 and Li 2 means "my jewel" or "my ornament" in Hebrew.
Adils m Old Norse, Old Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Younger version of Aðils. From the Proto-Norse Aþagīslaz. Aþa, short for aþala, meaning "noble", "foremost". And gīslaz meaning "arrow shaft".
Adīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Adina 2.
Adiñe f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque adin "age".
Adior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "jewel of light" in Hebrew, from a combination of Adi 1 and Or.
Adiță m Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Adrian.
Adiva f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Adiv.
Adnis m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of Adonis. It was the name of American rapper Jay-Z's father, about whom he wrote a song.
Adólf m Icelandic (Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Adolf.
Adolt m East Frisian, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements adal "noble" and walt "to rule".
Adrán m Galician (Rare)
Contracted form of Adrián.
Adrao m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Adrián via the form Adriano.
Adrio m Italian (Tuscan, Rare)
Masculine form of Adria.
Adser m Old Danish, Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Archaic)
Danish and Icelandic form of Asher.
Aedia f Ancient Roman (Rare)
Feminine form of Aedius, a Roman family name.
Aedín f Irish (Modern, Rare)
An Irish name meaning "little flame". It is derived from the name of the Celtic sun god "AED", with "ÍN" the diminutive for "little". It is a feminine version Aidan.... [more]
Aegis m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the mythological device called the Aegis. In the Iliad, the Aegis is a device worn by Greek gods Athena and Zeus, resembling an animal skin or a shield and sometimes bearing the head of a Gorgon.
Aehwa f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, blossom". Other Hanja is possible.
Aelez f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Aela. The name coincides with Breton aelez "angels".
Aeone f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ione, borne by British singer-songwriter Aeone Victoria Watson (1959-).
Aeres f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from Welsh aeres "heiress". Seems restricted to the Carmarthen district, in South Wales.
Aerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Aer, coinciding with the English word aerie, "a bird of prey's nest".
Aeryn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaryn or Eryn. Aeryn is one of the female aliens on the show Farscape.
Ae-won f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love" and 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman." Other Hanja combinations are aslo possible.
Afako m Ossetian (Rare)
Derived from Persian آفاق (afagh) meaning "horizons, world". Alternately, it may be a form of Athanasius via Russian Афанасий (Afanasiy).
Afton f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun afton meaning "evening".... [more]
Afuru f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 溢る (afuru), modern afureru, meaning "to flood, overflow, brim over," written as 感, from kan meaning "feeling, emotion, sensation," and 洸, from 洸洸 (kōkō) meaning "surge (of water), valiant, brave."... [more]
Agada f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "legend" or "fairytale" in Hebrew.
Agdar m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian masculine form of Agda.
Ageha f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 揚羽, 亜夏羽, 亜華羽 or 愛華羽 with 揚 (you, a.garu, -a.ge, a.geru) meaning "fry in deep fat, hoist," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next," 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, favourite, love," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendour" and 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers."... [more]
Agemo m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)
In Yoruba mythology, Agemo is a chameleon who is the messenger of the gods. He is the main deity of the Ijebu people, as he is believed to protect children and safeguard the future of Ijebu people through his blessing.
Ahkia f English (Rare)
Female version of Ahki which means Brother
Ahmel m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "I bring" or "I carry" in Arabic.
Ahmer m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Amir 1.
Ahuña f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
From the name of a mountain in the Basque region of Spain whose Basque name Ahuñamendi is derived from Basque ahuña "small goat" and mendi "mountain".... [more]
Aiasz m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Ajax.
Aichi m Japanese (Rare)
Like the surname and place name, it could be from 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Aisha possibly modelled on Alicia.
Aietz m Basque (Modern, Rare)
From Basque aietz, dialectal variant of aihotz meaning "machete".
Aifet f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Iffat.
Aihei m Japanese (Rare)
From Ai 1 combined with 平 (hei) meaning "even, flat."... [more]
Aihen m & f Basque (Modern, Rare)
From Basque aihen meaning "vine".
Aikko f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Aikki.
Ailin f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Lin.
Ainar m Basque (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Ainara.
Airet m Estonian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aire.
Airín f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish variant of Irene, reflecting the English pronunciation of the name.
Airin f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian phonetic spelling of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.
Aishe f Georgian (Rare), Romani
Georgian and Romani (i.e. Gypsy) form of Aisha.
Aishu f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shu.
Aisla f Finnish (Modern, Rare, ?)
Of unknown meaning.
Aisli f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Asli or Aisling.
Ajaka m Yoruba Mythology, Yoruba (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by an Oyo emperor whose father was Oranyan and his brother was possibly the deity Shango.
Akako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅, 朱, 丹, or 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Akame f Popular Culture (Rare)
literally "red eye" ... [more]
Akana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", 紅 (aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 汝 (na) meaning "thou, you", 鳴 (na) meaning "to sound, to ring, to echo" or 魚 (na) meaning "fish"... [more]
Akela m & f Hindi (Rare)
Akelā means "single or solitary" in Hindi. Akela (Akelā also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book (1894) and The Second Jungle Book (1895)... [more]
Akeno f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Akeru m & f Japanese (Rare)
From verbs 明ける (akeru) meaning "to dawn, grow light," 開ける (akeru) meaning "to open, unwrap, unlock" or 空ける (akeru) meaning "to empty, remove, make room; to move/clear out," also written as 朱, from ake meaning "scarlet, red," or 暁, from Akatsuki.... [more]
Akiji f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal" and 慈 (ji) meaning "affection, charity". Other kanji can be used. It can be spelled as Myeong-eun in Korean.
Akili m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Akilah or a combination of Akil with the phonetic element ee.
Akili m Swahili (Rare)
From Swahili akili meaning "mind, inteligence".
Akima f Japanese (Rare)
Appears in the 2000 animated feature Titan A.E. as the name of Cale's love interest.
Akinf m Russian (Rare)
Variant form of Iakinf, which itself is a variant form of Giakinf.
Akxel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the Social Security Administration, Akxel was given to 6 boys in 2012.
Alair f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alair, itself a variant of the French surname Allaire.
Alaïs f Occitan, French (Rare)
Contracted form of Azalaïs.
Aland m Swedish (Rare)
Likely a variant of Arland.
Aland m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic)
Dutch and West Frisian contracted form of Adelland. Also compare Eland.... [more]
Alara f Turkish, Medieval Turkic (Rare)
Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.
Alara f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Alar.
Alatz m Basque (Modern, Rare)
From Basque alatz, an uncommon word meaning "miracle". It is the masculine form of Alazne.
Albán m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Alban.
Albon m American (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 Thomas Alva Edison (1847 -1931).
Aldar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Alda 2.
Aldwy m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Form of Ealdwig found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Aleda f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Alida.
Aleka f Low German (Rare), Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Originally a Low German diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Aleke f Low German (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Aleph m Swedish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Alef. In the case of Natalie Portman's son, it refers to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Alera f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Aler.
Alert m Low German, Dutch (Rare)
Low German and Dutch form of Athalhart.
Alesa f English (Rare)
Variation of Alisa.
Alewa f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alva 1 / Alva 2.
Alexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Alex and Alexy.
Alexo m Galician (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Galician variant of Aleixo and Louisiana Spanish form of Alexis.
Alexz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alex.
Álfar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Álfarr.
Algol m Astronomy (Rare, Archaic)
Name of a star in the constellation Perseus. Derived from Arabic, meaning "Head of the Ghoul", direct translation in English is "Demon Star"
Alian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Chinese form of Arian or Aryan or a combination of the names Ah, Li 1 and An 1.
Alien f Dutch (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]
Alike f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Alieke.
Alira f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Aliria and feminine form of Aliro.
Alley m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Alley or else a variant of Ally 2.
Alley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ally 1 coinciding with the English word alley.
Allia f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Latin allium meaning "garlic."
Almar m Germanic, Danish, Dutch, German (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian (Rare)
Contraction of Athalmar and its variants, such as Adelmar.... [more]
Alnis m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian alnis "elk, moose".
Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.
Alóma f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aloma 1.
Aloma f English (Rare), Theatre, Popular Culture
A pseudo-Hawaiian name invented by LeRoy Clemens and John B. Hymer for the title character of their 1925 Broadway play Aloma of the South Seas, which was twice adapted to film, in 1926 and again in 1941... [more]
Aloma f Catalan (Rare), Literature
This name was used by the medieval writer and philosopher Ramon Llull in his novel Blanquerna (1283), where it belongs to the mother of the main character. Llull possibly based it on the masculine name Alomar (nowadays found as a surname - see Alomar), which derives from the Germanic name Aldemar... [more]
Aloña f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
Taken from the name of a massif on the Basque Mountains range.... [more]
Alpez m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Alphaeus.
Alrun f German (Rare)
Younger form of Adelrun and Albrun.
Aluma f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".
Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.
Alvny f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Alfný.
Alyda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Aleida and Alida (depending on the pronunciation used). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch racing cyclist Alyda Norbruis (b... [more]
Alyna f English (American, Modern), Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
Variant of Alina. As a Russian name, it is mostly used by Russian speaking Ukrainians who want to spell their name the same in Russian and Ukrainian Cyrillic.
Amaat m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Amatus and possibly also of Amadeus.
Amade f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Amadea and Amada.
Amaja f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Scandinavian spelling of Amaia.
Amako f Georgian (Rare)
Contracted form of Amaliko, which is a diminutive of Amalia.
Amaru f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heavens; sky" combined with 琉 (ru), 瑠 (ru), both meaning "precious stone; gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "flow", or 留 (ru) meaning "to detain; to fasten; to stop"... [more]
Amate f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as an equivalent of Amata.
Ameko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雨 (ame) "rain" and 子 (ko) "child".... [more]
Amèle f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), French (Rare)
Likely a variant transcription of Amelle.
Amele f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Amelia.
Amiee f English (Rare)
Variant of Amy.
Amijo f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ami 2 and Jo.
Amile m & f English (Rare)
variant of Émile.
Amior m & f Hebrew (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Means "my nation is a light, my nation is a beacon" in Hebrew.
Amiro m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Amiran and Amirindo.
Amiti f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my friend" or "my colleague" in Hebrew, usually used as a diminutive of Amit 2.
Amory m & f Literature, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Amory.
Amrie f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.
Amryn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on names such as Camryn and Emryn.
Anacã m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from anacã, which is the (Brazilian) Portuguese name for an Amazonian bird that is known as the red-fan parrot in English.... [more]
Anais f English, Galician, Spanish, Catalan (Rare)
English and Galician form of Anaïs and Spanish and Catalan variant of Anaís.
Anani m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variation of Ananias.
Anarə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Feminine form of Anar 1 or Azerbaijani form of Anara.
Anaya f Indian (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Feminine form of Anay, which is said to be derived from Sanskrit anay "misfortune, adversity; without a superior". ... [more]
Anayo m Asturian (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Anaya.
Ancha f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna or Anastasiya.
Anđeo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Angel.
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