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AALI  m  Arabic
Means "high, lofty, sublime" in Arabic.

AALIYAH  f  Arabic
Feminine form of AALI

AAMINA  f  Arabic
Derived from Arabic amina meaning "safe"...

AAMU  f  Finnish
Means "morning" in Finnish.

AAPELI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ABEL

AAPO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ABRAHAM

AAREN  m & f  English
Variant or feminine form of AARON

AARNE  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ARNOLD

AARÓN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of AARON

AARON  m  English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin...

AATAMI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ADAM

AATOS  m  Finnish
Means "thought" in Finnish.

AATTO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ADOLF...

AATU  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ADOLF

ABADDON  m  Biblical
Means "ruin, destruction" in Hebrew...

ABBÁN  m  Irish
Means "little abbot", derived from Irish abb "abbot" combined with a diminutive suffix...

'ABBAS  m  Arabic
Means "austere" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle.

ABBEY  f  English
Short form of ABIGAIL

ABBI  f  English
Short form of ABIGAIL

ABBIE  f  English
Short form of ABIGAIL

ABBY  f  English
Short form of ABIGAIL

ABD-AL-AZIZ  m  Arabic
Means "servant of the powerful" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with عزيز ('aziz) "powerful"...

ABD-AL-HAMID  m  Arabic
Means "servant of the praised" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with حميد (hamid) "praised"... 

ABD-AL-KADER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ABD-AL-QADIR

ABD-AL-KARIM  m  Arabic
Means "servant of the generous" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with كريم (karim) "generous".

ABD-ALLAH  m  Arabic
Means "servant of God" from Arabic عبد ('abd) "servant of" combined with الله (Allah) "God"...

ABD-AL-LATIF  m  Arabic
Means "servant of the gentle" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with لطيف (latif) "gentle"

ABD-AL-MALIK  m  Arabic
Means "servant of the king" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with ملك (malik) "king"...

ABD-AL-QADIR  m  Arabic
Means "servant of the capable, powerful" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with قادر (qadir) "capable"...

ABD-AL-RAHMAN  m  Arabic
Means "servant of the merciful" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) "merciful"...

ABDUL  m  Arabic
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with عبد ال ('Abd al) meaning "servant of the" (such as عبد العزيز ('Abd al-'Aziz) "servant of the powerful").

ABDUL-AZIZ  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ABD-AL-AZIZ

ABDUL-HAMID  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ABD-AL-HAMID

ABDULLAH  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ABD-ALLAH

ABDUL-RAHMAN  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ABD-AL-RAHMAN

ABE  m  English, Jewish
Short form of ABRAHAM

ABEDNEGO  m  Biblical
Means "servant of Nebo" in Babylonian, Nebo being the Babylonian god of wisdom...

ABEGAIL  f  Spanish
Spanish form of ABIGAIL

ÁBEL  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ABEL

ABEL  m  English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical
From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath"... []

ABELE  m  Italian
Italian form of ABEL

ABELONE  f  Danish
Danish form of APOLLONIA

ABENA  f  African
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.

ABENI  f  Yoruba
Means "we asked for her, and behold, we got her" in Yoruba.

ABHA  f  Indian
Means "splendour, light" in Sanskrit.

ABHAY  m  Indian
Means "fearless" in Sanskrit.

ABHILASHA  f  Indian
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.

ABI  f  Scottish
Short form of ABIGAIL

ABIAH  m & f  Biblical
Variant of ABIJAH

ABIDAN  m  Biblical
Means "my father is judge" in Hebrew... 

ABIDEMI  m  Yoruba
Means "born during father's absence" in Yoruba.

ABIEL  m  Biblical
Means "God is my father" in Hebrew... 

ABIGAIL  f  English, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"...

ABIGAYLE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ABIGAIL

ABIHU  m  Biblical
Means "he is my father" in Hebrew...

ABIJAH  m & f  Biblical
Means "my father is YAHWEH" in Hebrew...

ABILENE  f  Biblical
From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament...

ABÍLIO  m  Portuguese
Derived from Latin habilis meaning "expert, able".

ABIMAEL  m  Biblical
Means "my father is God" in Hebrew... []

ABIMBOLA  m  Yoruba
Means "born wealthy" in Yoruba.

ABIMELECH  m  Biblical
Means "my father is king" in Hebrew...

ABIODUN  m & f  Yoruba
Means "born on a festival" in Yoruba.

ABIOYE  m  Yoruba
Means "born into royalty" in Yoruba.

ABIRAM  m  Biblical
Means "my father is exalted" in Hebrew...

ABISAI  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ABISHAI

ABISHAG  f  Biblical
Means "my father strays" in Hebrew...

ABISHAI  m  Biblical
Means "my father is a gift" in Hebrew... 

ABITAL  f  Biblical
Means "my father is the night dew" in Hebrew... 

'ABLA  f  Arabic
Means "full-figured" in Arabic...

ABNER  m  English, Biblical
Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew... []

ABRAHAM  m  English, Jewish, Biblical
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM and Hebrew הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude"... 

ABRAM  m  Biblical
Means "high father" in Hebrew...

ABSALOM  m  Biblical
From the Hebrew name אַבְשָׁלוֹם ('Avshalom) which meant "my father is peace"...

ABSOLON  m  French
French form of ABSALOM

ACACIA  f  English
From the name of a type of tree, ultimately deriving from Greek ακη (ake) "thorn, point".

ACACIUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of AKAKIOS

ACANTHA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ακανθα (Akantha), which meant "thorn, prickle"...

ACE  m  English
From the vocabulary word meaning "highest rank". Originally a nickname.

ACHAICUS  m  Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αχαικος (Achaikos), which referred to the region in Greece called Αχαια (Achaia), situated on the northern coast of the Peloponnesus... 

ACHAN  m  Biblical
Possibly a variation of the Hebrew word עֲכָר ('akar) meaning "trouble"...

ACHIENG  f  African
Feminine form of OCHIENG

ACHILLE  m  French, Italian
French and Italian form of ACHILLES

ACHILLES  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αχιλλευς (Achilleus) which is of unknown meaning, perhaps derived from Greek αχος (achos) "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River... 

ACHIM (1)  m  German
German short form of JOACHIM

ACHIM (2)  m  Biblical
Possibly means "he will establish" in Hebrew...

ACKE  m  Swedish
Swedish short form of AXEL

ADA  f  English, Polish
Short form of ADELAIDE...

ADAD  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Akkadian cognate of HADAD

ADAEZE  f  Igbo
Means "king's daughter" in Igbo.

ADAH  f  Biblical
Means "adornment" in Hebrew...

ADAIR  m  English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the first name EDGAR.

ADALBERT  m  Ancient Germanic, German, Polish
Old German form of ALBERT...

ADALBERTO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Variant of ALBERTO

ADALIA  m  Biblical
Possibly means "YAHWEH is just" in Hebrew...

ÁDÁM  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ADAM

ADAM  m  English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"...

ADAMINA  f  English
Feminine form of ADAM

ADAMO  m  Italian
Italian form of ADAM

ADÁN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of ADAM

ADANNA  f  Igbo
Means "father's daughter" in Igbo.

ADANNAYA  f  Igbo
Means "her father's daughter" in Igbo.

ADÃO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of ADAM

ADARA  f  Jewish
Means "noble" in Hebrew.

ADDIE  f  English
Pet form of ADELAIDE

ADDISON  m & f  English
From a surname which meant "son of ADAM".

ADDY  f  English
Pet form of ADELAIDE

ADEBOWALE  m & f  Yoruba
Means "my crown has come home" in Yoruba.

ADEGOKE  m  Yoruba
Means "the crown has been exalted" in Yoruba.

ADEL  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ADIL

ADÉLA  f  Czech
Czech form of ADELA

ADELA  f  English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"... []

ADELAIDA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of ADELAIDE

ADÉLAÏDE  f  French
French form of ADELAIDE

ADELAIDE  f  English
From the Germanic name Adalheidis which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type"..

ADELAJDA  f  Polish
Polish form of ADELAIDE

ADELBERT  m  German, Dutch
German and Dutch variant of ADALBERT

ADÈLE  f  French
French form of ADELA

ADELE  f  German, English
Variant of ADELA

ADELHEID  f  German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of ADELAIDE

ADELIA  f  English
Variant of ADELA

ADELINA  f  Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Latinate pet form of ADELA

ADELINE  f  French, English
Pet form of ADÈLE

ADELITA  f  Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish pet form of ADELA...

ADELLE  f  English
Variant of ADÈLE

ADELMAR  m  Ancient Germanic
Germanic cognate of Æðelmær (see ELMER).

ADEM  m  Turkish
Turkish form of ADAM

ADEN  m  English (Modern)
Variant of AIDAN

ADENA  f  Jewish
Possibly a variant of ADINA

ADEODATUS  m  Ancient Roman
Variant of DEODATUS...

ADERYN  f  Welsh
Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

ADETOKUNBO  m & f  Yoruba
Means "the crown came from over the sea" in Yoruba.

ÁDHAMH  m  Irish
Irish form of ADAM

ADHARA  f  Astronomy
Derived from Arabic عذارى ('adhara) meaning "maidens"...

ADHIAMBO  f  African
Feminine form of ODHIAMBO

ADI  f  Jewish
Means "jewel" or "ornament" in Hebrew.

ADIL  m  Arabic
Means "justice" from Arabic adala "to act justly".

ADINA  m & f  Biblical, Jewish
Means "slender, delicate" in Hebrew...

ADINO  m  Biblical
Means "ornament" in Hebrew...

ADISA  m  Yoruba
Means "one who is clear" in Yoruba.

ADITI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "boundless, entire" or "freedom, security" in Sanskrit... []

ADITYA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "belonging to ADITI" in Sanskrit... []

ADJOA  f  African
Variant of ADWOA

ADLAI  m  Biblical
Contracted form of ADALIA...

ADOLF  m  German
Modern form of the Germanic name Adalwolf, which meant "noble wolf" from the Germanic elements adal meaning "noble" and wulf...

ADOLFO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of ADOLF

ADOLPH  m  English
Variant of ADOLF

ADOLPHE  m  French
French form of ADOLF

ADOLPHUS  m  History
Latinized form of ADOLF, borne by several kings of Sweden.

ADONAI  m  Theology
Means "my lord" in Hebrew...

ADONIA  f  ?
Feminine form of ADONIS

ADONIJAH  m  Biblical
Means "my lord is YAHWEH" in Hebrew...

ADONIRAM  m  Biblical
Means "my lord is exalted" in Hebrew...

ADONIS  m  Greek Mythology
From the Semitic Adonai, which means "lord"... []

ADORA  f  Spanish
From the longer name Adoracion which means "adoration" in Spanish.

ADORINDA  f  Esperanto
Means "adorable" in Esperanto.

ADORJÁN  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ADRIAN

ADRASTEIA  f  Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ADRASTOS...

ADRASTOS  m  Greek Mythology
Means "not inclined to run away" in Greek...

ADRIA  f  English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIAAN  m  Dutch
Dutch form of ADRIAN

ADRIÁN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN).

ADRIAN  m  English, Romanian, Polish, German, Russian
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN)...

ADRIANA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANNA  f  English, Polish
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANNE  f  English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANO  m  Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of ADRIAN

ADRIANUS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of ADRIAN

ADRIEN  m  French
French form of ADRIAN

ADRIENN  f  Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIENNE  f  French
French feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIJANA  f  Slovene, Serbian
Slovene and Serbian feminine form of ADRIAN

ADVA  f  Jewish
Means "small wave, ripple" in Hebrew.

ADWOA  f  African
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.

ÁED  m  Ancient Celtic
Older form of AODH

ÁEDÁN  m  Ancient Celtic
Older form of AODHÁN...

ÁEDH  m  Ancient Celtic
Variant of ÁED

AEGLE  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Αιγλη (Aigle) which meant "light, radiance, glory"...

ÆLFGIFU  f  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and giefu "gift"...

ÆLFHEAH  m  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and heah "high"...

ÆLFWINE  m  Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of ALVIN...

AELLA  f  Greek Mythology
Means "whirlwind" in Greek... []

ÆLRED  m  Anglo-Saxon
Contracted form of ÆÐELRED... []

AEMILIA  f  Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

AENEAS  m  Roman Mythology
Latin form of the Greek name Αινειας (Aineias), derived from Greek αινη (aine) meaning "praise"...

AENGUS  m  Irish
Variant of AONGHUS

AEOLUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of AIOLOS

AERON (1)  m & f  Welsh
Either derived from Welsh aeron meaning "berry" or else from the name the river in Wales.

AERON (2)  f & m  Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of AGRONA... 

AERONA  f  Welsh
Variant of AERON (1)

AERONWEN  f  Welsh
Combination of AERON (1) and the suffix gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

AERONWY  f  Welsh
Combination of AERON (1) and the suffix wy meaning "river".

ÆSC  m  Anglo-Saxon
Means "ash tree" in Old English... 

AESCHYLUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αισχυλος (Aischylos), derived from αισχος (aischos) "shame"...

AESON  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αισων (Aison), which is of unknown meaning... 

AESOP  m  Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek Αισωπος (Aisopos), which is of unknown meaning...

ÆÐELBERT  m  Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Adalbrecht (see ALBERT)...

ÆÐELFLÆD  f  Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of ELFLEDA

ÆÐELFRID  m  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and frid "peace"...

ÆÐELMÆR  m  Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of ELMER

ÆÐELRED  m  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and ræd "counsel"...

ÆÐELSTAN  m  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and stan "stone"...

ÆÐELÞRYР f  Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and þryð "strength".

AFAF  f  Arabic
Means "chastity" in Arabic.

AFANASIY  m  Russian
Russian form of ATHANASIUS

AFANASY  m  Russian
Variant transcription of AFANASIY

AFANEN  f  Welsh
Means "raspberry" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

AFIA  f  African
Variant of AFUA

AFIF  m  Arabic
Means "chaste" in Arabic.

AFOLABI  m  Yoruba
Means "born into wealth" in Yoruba.

AFON  f & m  Welsh
Means "river" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.

AFONSO  m  Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of ALFONSO

AFRA (1)  f  Late Roman
Originally used by the Romans as a nickname for a woman from Africa...

AFRA (2)  f  Arabic
Means "whitish red" in Arabic.

AFRICA (1)  f  English
Simply means "Africa" from the name of the continent, of Latin origin... 

AFRICA (2)  f  Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of AIFRIC

AFUA  f  African
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.

AFZAL  m  Arabic
Means "better, superior" in Arabic.

AGAFYA  f  Russian
Russian form of AGAPE

AGAMEMNON  m  Greek Mythology
Possibly meaning "very steadfast" in Greek...

AGAPE  f  Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αγαπη (agape) meaning "love"...

AGAPIOS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of AGAPE... []

AGAPITO  m  Spanish, Italian
From the Late Latin name Agapitus or Agapetus which was derived from the Greek name Αγαπητος (Agapetos) meaning "beloved"...

AGATA  f  Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Cognate of AGATHA

AGATHA  f  English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good"... 
AGATHANGELOS  f  Ancient Greek
Means "good angel", derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) "good" and αγγελος (angelos) "angel, messenger".

AGATHE  f  French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA

AGATHON  m  Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form of AGATHA

AGAUE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "illustrious, noble" in Greek...

AGDA  f  Swedish
Swedish form of AGATHA

ÅGE  m  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅKE

AGGIE  f  English
Pet form of AGNES or AGATHA

AGHAVNI  f  Armenian
Means "dove" in Armenian.

ÁGI  f  Hungarian
Pet form of ÁGOTA or ÁGNES

AGIM  m  Albanian
Means "dawn" in Albanian.

AGLAÉ  f  French
French form of AGLAIA

AGLAEA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of AGLAIA

AGLAIA  f  Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek... 

AGLAYA  f  Russian
Russian form of AGLAIA

AGNÉ  f  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of AGNES

ÁGNES  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of AGNES

AGNÈS  f  French
French form of AGNES

AGNES  f  English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... 

AGNESE  f  Italian, Latvian
Italian and Latvian form of AGNES

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