Names starting with A
731 names starting with A, from 57 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.
- AadanBoyAadan is the Somali spelling of Adam, the name the Quran and the Bible give the first human, traditionally read as…
- AamaduBoyThe Fula form of the Arabic name Ahmad, built on a root meaning "to praise", so it means roughly "highly praised".
- AaminataGirlThe Fula form of the Arabic name Amina, from a root meaning "trustworthy, faithful".
- AamirBoyExpresses concepts of prosperity, abundance and thriving; suggests fullness and flourishing in life.
- AanakwadUnisexOjibwe for "cloud".
- AaralynGirlA feminine elaboration of Aaron, combining the biblical name with the popular diminutive suffix -lyn.
- AarenUnisexA variant or feminine form of Aaron, a biblical name traditionally meaning exalted or noble.
- AaronBoyA Hebrew name of unclear origin, sometimes explained as "high mountain" or "exalted" but perhaps borrowed from Egyptian.
- AbakarBoyFrom Arabic Abu Bakr, run together as one word: "father of the young camel".
- AbbeyGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
- AbbiGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
- AbbieGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
- AbbyGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
- AbdouBoyShortened form of Abduh, from the Arabic عبده (ʿabduh): "servant of" or "slave of".
- AbdullaahiBoyThe Fula form of the Arabic name Abdullah, combining "abd" (servant) and "Allah" (God), so it means "servant of God".
- AbdullahiBoy"Servant of God", from the Arabic name Abd Allah.
- AbdurakhmanBoyFrom Arabic Abd al-Rahman: "servant of the Merciful", one of the names Muslims give to God.
- AbebaGirlThe Amharic word for "flower", used as a given name.
- AbebeBoyFrom an Amharic verb for a plant coming into bloom: "he flourished".
- AbelBoyUsually explained from a Hebrew word for "breath" or "vapor", suggesting something brief and fleeting.
- AbenaGirlThe Akan day name automatically given to a girl born on a Tuesday.
- AberaBoyFrom an Amharic verb for giving off light: "he shone".
- AberashGirlFrom the same Amharic root as Abera, describing something shining or giving off light.
- AbhimanyuBoyFrom Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (Abhimanyu), joining अभि (abhi), "towards" or "against", with मन्यु (manyu), "spirit, passion or…
- AbiGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
- AbigailGirlFrom a Hebrew phrase meaning "my father is joy", combining words for father and joy.
- AbileneGirlA place name deriving from Hebrew אָבֵל (avel), meaning "field" or "grassy land".
- AbnerBoyFrom a Hebrew phrase meaning "my father is a light", combining words for father and lamp.
- AbrahamBoyTraditionally explained as "father of many", from a name change marking a divine promise in the book of Genesis.
- AbubakarBoy"Father of the young camel", the Arabic honorific name Abu Bakr.
- AcaciaGirlNamed after a thorny tree and shrub native to Africa and Australia, derived from Greek roots meaning thorn or point.
- Ace (English)BoyOriginally a word denoting a single spot on a playing card or die, later applied to someone who excels; conveys mastery…
- Ace (Serbo-Croatian (South Slavic))BoyA Macedonian diminutive of Aleksandar, derived from Greek elements meaning defender of men.
- AchilleBoyFrom Greek Achilleus: likely "lipless" or "without lips", though the etymology is disputed and possibly pre-Greek in…
- Achim (German)BoyShort form of Joachim, ultimately from the Hebrew Yehoyakim: "Yahweh raises up".
- Achim (Hebrew & Biblical)BoyA name of uncertain Hebrew origin, perhaps tied to a root about setting something firmly in place.
- AchtaGirlOrigin uncertain: possibly a Chadian shortening of the Arabic name Aisha ("living"), though the link is not firmly…
- Ada (German)GirlA short form of Germanic names built on the element adal, "noble".
- Ada (Turkish & Turkic)UnisexThe Turkish word for "island".
- AdaezeGirlFrom Igbo ada, "daughter" (specifically a firstborn daughter), and eze, "king" or "chief": a name for a family's eldest…
- AdahGirlFrom Hebrew עָדָה (Adah), meaning "ornament" or "adornment".
- AdairUnisexFrom an English surname originally derived from the given name Edgar, which means wealthy spear.
- AdalberhtBoyFrom Old German adal "noble" and beraht "bright, illustrious".
- AdalbernBoyFrom Old German adal "noble" and bern "bear".
- AdalbertBoyFrom Old German adal "noble" and beraht "bright, illustrious".
- AdalfarusBoyFrom Old German adal "noble" and fara "journey, expedition".
- AdalfunsBoyFrom Old German adal "noble" and funs meaning "ready" or "willing".
- AdalgundGirlFrom Old German adal "noble" and gunda "battle".
- AdalhaidGirlFrom Old German adal "noble" and heid "brightness, clarity".
- AdalhardBoyFrom Old German adal "noble" and hart "hard, firm, brave".
- AdalheidisGirlFrom Old German adal "noble" and heid "brightness, clarity".
- AdalinBoyFrom Old German adal "noble" with a diminutive or masculine suffix -in.
- AdamBoyFrom the Hebrew word for "man", אָדָם (adam), possibly linked to אֲדָמָה (adamah), "earth" or "ground".
- AdaminaGirlA feminine form of Adam, derived from Hebrew meaning man or earth.
- AdamuBoy"Man", or by another reading "red earth", from the Hebrew name Adam.
- AdannaGirlFrom Igbo ada, "daughter", and nna, "father": "her father's daughter", marking a firstborn girl.
- AdannayaGirlFrom Igbo ada, "daughter", nna, "father", and ya, "her": "her father's eldest daughter".
- AddieGirlA shortened form of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and other similar names, derived from Germanic roots meaning noble.
- AddisonUnisexA surname meaning son of Adam, though parents today are drawn to its melodic similarity to Madison.
- AddyGirlA casual, playful diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and related names meaning noble.
- AddysonGirlA feminine variant of Addison, a surname meaning son of Adam, adapted with modern spelling to emphasize feminine usage.
- AdelaGirlA classical name rooted in Germanic vocabulary expressing nobility, traditionally given to girls across European…
- AdelaideGirlMeans nobleness and nobility, from the French form of a Germanic name composed of adal meaning noble and the suffix…
- AdelardoBoyFrom Germanic elements meaning "noble" and "hard", combined to express nobility and strength.
- AdeliaGirlAn elaborate version of Adela, extending the Germanic name meaning noble with the suffix -ia.
- AdélieGirlAn elaborated form of Adèle, derived from the Old German Adalheidis: "noble" + "type" or "appearance".
- AdelineGirlThe French diminutive form of Adèle, which derives from Old German Adalheidis: "noble" + "type" or "appearance".
- AdelitaGirlA diminutive form of Adela, meaning "noble".
- AdelmaGirlA feminine form of Adelmo, carrying connotations of nobility and protection.
- AdharaGirlFrom Arabic ʿadhārā, "maidens": the plural of ʿadhrāʾ, "virgin, maiden".
- Adi (German)BoyA shortened form of Adolf or names beginning with similar sounds, used as an independent given name.
- Adi (Hebrew & Biblical)UnisexFrom Hebrew: a precious object or adornment.
- Adi (Malay & Indonesian)BoyFrom Sanskrit ādi, meaning "first" or "prime"; in Javanese it also conveys "beautiful, good, or valuable".
- AdiləGirlThe feminine form of Adil, from Arabic adl meaning "justice, fairness".
- AditiGirlFrom Sanskrit अदिति (Aditi), the negative prefix अ (a), "not", joined to दिति (diti), "bound" or "given", so read as…
- AdityaBoyFrom Sanskrit आदित्य (Aditya), "son of Aditi", the patronymic given to the group of Vedic solar gods born of the…
- AdlerBoyFrom a German surname meaning eagle, conveying strength, vision and freedom.
- AdnanBoyFrom Arabic عدنان: "inhabitant" or "one who settles".
- AdolfitoBoyA diminutive form of Adolfo, meaning "noble wolf" from Germanic roots.
- AdolphBoyFrom Germanic elements: "noble" + "wolf".
- AdolpheBoyFrom Old German Adolf: "noble" + "wolf".
- AdolphineGirlThe feminine form of Adolphe, derived from Old German Adolf: "noble" + "wolf".
- AdoraGirlA short form of Adoración, meaning "adoration" or "worship" in Spanish.
- AdorindaGirlCombines adora (to adore) and -inda (worthy of), conveying the sense of being deserving of affection.
- AdriàBoyFrom Latin Adrianus: "from Hadria", a city in the Adriatic region.
- AdriannaGirlFeminine form of Adrian, derived from the Roman name Hadrianus, meaning "from Hadria".
- AdrianneGirlFeminine form of Adrian, derived from the Roman name Hadrianus, meaning "from Hadria".
- AdrienneGirlThe French feminine counterpart to Adrian, derived from the Latin Adrianus: "from Hadria", a city on the Adriatic coast.
- AdwoaGirlThe Akan day name automatically given to a girl born on a Monday.
- AdzoGirlThe Ewe day name traditionally given to a girl born on a Monday.
- AfafGirlFrom Arabic عفاف: "virtue, modesty" or "restraint", derived from the root meaning "to refrain".
- AffanBoyFrom Arabic عفّان: "chaste, modest" or "pure", derived from a root meaning "to refrain from wrongdoing".
- AfiGirlThe Ewe day name traditionally given to a girl born on a Friday.
- AfifBoyFrom Arabic عفيف: "chaste" or "virtuous", derived from the same root as Affan, meaning "to refrain".
- AfifaGirlThe feminine form of Afif: "chaste" or "virtuous", referring to modesty and moral purity.
- AfnanGirlFrom Arabic أفنان: "tree branches", the plural of فنن. The name holds Quranic significance.
- África (Latin & Italian)GirlFrom Latin Afri or Africa: the name of the African continent.
- Africa (English)GirlFrom Latin Africa or Afri: the name of the African continent and people.
- Africa (Irish & Scottish Gaelic)GirlFrom Old Irish Aifric: meaning uncertain, possibly related to 'Africa' or a variant of a different root.
- AfuaGirlThe Akan day name automatically given to a girl born on a Friday.
- AfzalBoyFrom Arabic أفضل: "superior" or "better", derived from a root meaning "to excel or surpass".
- AğaBoyFrom a Turkic title meaning "lord, master".
- AgataGirlFrom Greek agathós: "good".
- AgatheGirlFrom Greek agathe, the feminine form of agathos, "good" or "kind".
- AggieGirlA short form or diminutive of Agnes or Agatha.
- AghlabBoyFrom Arabic أغلب: "predominant" or "supreme", conveying superiority and prevalence.
- AglaéGirlFrom Greek Aglaia: "splendour" or "brightness".
- AgnesGirlFrom Greek Hagne: "pure" or "virtuous".
- Agni (Greek)GirlModern Greek form of Agnes, traced to Greek ἁγνή (hagnē), "chaste" or "pure".
- Agni (Sanskrit & North Indian)BoyFrom Sanskrit अग्नि (Agni), "fire".
- AgustíBoyFrom Latin Augustinus, itself derived from Augustus: "majestic, revered".
- AhlamGirlFrom Arabic أحلام: "dreams", the plural of حلم. The name carries aspirational and imaginative connotations.
- AhmadBoyFrom Arabic أحمد: "most commendable" or "most praiseworthy", a superlative form related to the root meaning "to praise".
- AhmatBoyFrom Arabic Ahmad: "most praiseworthy", spelled in Chad with a final "t".
- AhsanBoyThe superlative form of Hasan, conveying the sense of "most handsome" or "most beautiful".
- AiGirlMost often 爱 (ài), "love"; other characters give "youthful beauty", "kindly" or "soft mist".
- AïchaGirlFrom the Arabic عائشة (ʿāʾishah): "alive, well, living".
- AídaGirlA variant form related to Ayda, sometimes associated with returning or coming back.
- AilanysGirlAn elaborated form of Ailani, carrying connotations of cheerfulness or light.
- AíltonBoyThe etymology is unclear.
- AiméBoyFrom Old French Amé: meaning "beloved" or "loved".
- Aina (Lithuanian & Latvian)GirlFrom the Latvian word aina, "scene, view, picture"; also used as the feminine counterpart of the masculine name Ainārs.
- Aina (Finnish & Estonian)GirlA Finnish spelling of Aino, probably from ainoa, "only, sole"; it happens to match the everyday Finnish word aina…
- Aina (Japanese)GirlDepends on the kanji chosen; most often 愛菜, "love, affection" + "vegetables, greens".
- Aina (Turkish & Turkic)GirlThe Kazakh word for "mirror", ultimately from Persian āyneh.
- AirmanagildBoyBuilt from Gothic elements reconstructed as airmans, "great, mighty", and gild, "payment, tribute", read together as…
- AirmanareiksBoyBuilt from Gothic elements reconstructed as airmans, "great, mighty", and reiks, "ruler", giving something like "great…
- AírtonBoyPossibly from an English place name: "settlement on the river Aire".
- AişəGirlThe Azerbaijani form of Aisha, from Arabic meaning "alive, living".
- AishaGirlFrom the Arabic root meaning "to live", conveying the sense of "living" or "alive".
- AishatuGirl"Living" or "alive", the Hausa spelling of the Arabic name Aisha.
- AïssatouGirlFrom Arabic Aisha: "living, alive", in a West and Central African spelling.
- AiwareiksBoyBuilt from the Gothic words aiws, "age, eternity", and reiks, "ruler", read together as "eternal ruler".
- AjeiGirlFrom the Navajo word ajéí, "heart".
- AjitaBoyFrom Sanskrit अजित (Ajita), the negative prefix अ (a), "not", joined to जित (jita), "conquered", so "unconquered" or…
- AkachiUnisexFrom Igbo aka, "hand", and chi, "God" or a person's guardian spirit: "the hand of God".
- AkakiBoyFrom Greek Akakios: "not wicked, innocent".
- AkamuBoyHawaiian adaptation of Adam, ultimately from Hebrew meaning "man" or "of the earth".
- AkankshaGirlFrom Sanskrit ākaṅkṣā: "desire, longing".
- AkashBoyFrom Sanskrit ākāśa: "sky, open space".
- AkbarBoyThe superlative form meaning "greater" or "greatest", derived from the Arabic root signifying "big" and "great".
- AkhilBoyFrom Sanskrit akhila: "whole, entire, complete".
- AkhmadBoyFrom Arabic Ahmad: "most praised", built on the same root as Muhammad.
- AkhmedBoyRussified spelling of the Arabic Ahmad: "most praised".
- AkicitaBoyFrom Lakota akíčhita: "warrior, soldier".
- AkifBoyConveying devotion and focus, referring to one engaged in ritual seclusion and prayer within a mosque.
- AkliBoyKabyle for a black-skinned man, a word once also used for an enslaved person.
- AkmadBoyA local form of Ahmad, derived from the Arabic root meaning "praiseworthy".
- AkmalBoyThe comparative form meaning "more perfect" or "more complete", derived from the Arabic root for perfection.
- AkoniBoyShort form of Anakoni, the Hawaiian adaptation of Anthony, derived from a Latin name meaning "priceless" or "worthy of…
- AkosuaGirlThe Akan day name automatically given to a girl born on a Sunday.
- AkpanBoyThe Ibibio word for a firstborn son, given directly as his name.
- AkpofureUnisexFrom Urhobo words for "life" and "calm", read together as "life is peaceful".
- AkramUnisexThe superlative form meaning "most generous", derived from the Arabic root for generosity and nobility.
- AkshayBoyFrom Sanskrit akṣaya: "undecaying, indestructible, eternal".
- AkuBoyA Finnish short form of Aukusti, itself the Finnish form of the Latin name Augustus.
- AkuaGirlThe Akan day name automatically given to a girl born on a Wednesday.
- AkuchiUnisexFrom Igbo aku, "wealth", and chi, "God": "wealth from God".
- AlBoyA short form or nickname for names beginning with "Al", such as Albert, Alan, or Alexander.
- Al-AminBoy"The Trustworthy" or "The Faithful", one of the honourable titles applied to Islamic figures.
- Al-AmirBoy"The Commander" or "The Prince", an honourable title denoting leadership and authority.
- Ala (Arabic)BoyAn Arabic name meaning roughly "nobility" or "elevation", from a root associated with height and rank.
- Ala (Igbo)GirlIgbo for "earth, land": the name of the earth goddess at the centre of traditional Igbo religion.
- AlaaGirlFrom Arabic ālāʾ: "blessings, favours", a word used in the Quran for gifts from God.
- AlaattinBoyFrom Ala ad-Din (Arabic): "nobility of the faith".
- AlainBoyThe French form of Alan, whose origin and meaning are debated; possibly from the Gaelic Ailin or an Old Celtic element…
- Alan (English)BoyEtymology is disputed. Possibly from Brythonic language elements with a meaning relating to stone, or from the Alans, a…
- Alan (Kurdish)BoyFrom Kurdish sources, named after a tribal group in the 17th-century Kurdish romance Mem û Zîn.
- AlanaGirlThe feminine form of Alan, sharing the same uncertain origin relating to "little rock" or the Alans.
- AlaniGirlFrom Hawaiian ʻalani, possibly meaning orange tree or fruit, or a variant of Alana.
- AlanisGirlFeminine form of Alan, meaning noble and peace.
- AlannaGirlFeminine form of Alan, meaning noble and peace.
- AlaricBoyFrom Gothic elements reconstructed as alls, "all", and reiks, "ruler", read together as "ruler of all".
- AlayaGirlVariant of Alayah; coincides with a Buddhist term meaning dwelling, referring to the eighth level of human…
- AlayahGirlProbably a variant of Aaliyah, constructed with the suffix -ah following the pattern of names like Amaya and Anaya.
- AlbaerBoyFrom Germanic albja: "white" or "elf", combined with beraht: "bright".
- AlbaneGirlFrom Latin Albanus: "from Alba", an ancient town in Latium near Rome.
- AlbertBoyFrom Germanic Adalbert, composed of adal (noble) and beraht (bright), meaning noble and bright.
- AlbertaGirlFeminine form of Albert, meaning noble and bright.
- AlbertineGirlFrench feminine form of Albert, from Germanic elements: "æthal" (noble) + "beraht" (bright).
- AlbieBoyDiminutive of Albert, meaning noble and bright.
- AldenBoyA surname-based given name ultimately tracing to the Old English Ealdwine, which combines elements meaning old and…
- AlderBoyFrom the English word for the alder tree, a tree belonging to the genus Alnus.
- AldousBoyPossibly a shortened form of names beginning with the Old English eald, meaning old.
- AldricBoyFrom Germanic elements: "alt" (old) + "rih" (ruler, king). Literally "old ruler".
- AleaseGirlPossibly a variant of Alicia, whose name means noble.
- AlecBoyShort form of Alexander, meaning defender of the people.
- AleĉjoBoyEsperanto pet form of Aleksandro, with the diminutive suffix -ĉjo.
- AleixBoyFrom Latin Alexius, derived from Greek Alexios: "defender, helper".
- AleixoBoyFrom the Greek Alexius: "defender".
- AleksandreBoyFrom Greek Alexandros: "defender of men", from alexein "to defend" and andros "of men".
- AleksandroBoyEsperanto adaptation of Alexander: from Greek aléxandros, meaning 'defender of men'.
- AlemayehuUnisexAn Amharic sentence-name: "I have seen the world".
- AlemuBoyFrom Amharic "world" with a possessive ending, read as "his world".
- AlešBoyA shortened form of Alexej, related to the Greek alexios meaning "defender".
- AlesiaGirlPossibly a variant of Alicia, whose name means noble.
- AletaGirlPossibly a variant of Alethea, which is derived from Greek aletheia meaning truth.
- AletheaGirlDerived from Greek aletheia, meaning truth.
- AlexBoyShort for Alexander, from Greek Alexandros: "defender of the people".
- AlexaGirlShort form of Alexandra, meaning defender of the people.