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AGNESSA  f  Russian
Russian form of AGNES

AGNETA  f  Swedish
Swedish variant of AGNES

AGNETE  f  Danish
Danish variant of AGNES

AGNETHA  f  Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of AGNES

AGNETHE  f  Danish
Danish variant of AGNES

AGNI  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "fire" in Sanskrit...

AGNIESZKA  f  Polish
Polish form of AGNES

AGOSTINA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of AUGUSTINE

AGOSTINHO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of AUGUSTINE

AGOSTINO  m  Italian
Italian form of AUGUSTINE

ÁGOSTON  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE).

ÅGOT  f  Norwegian
Norwegian form of AGATHA

ÁGOTA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of AGATHA

AGRAFENA  f  Russian
Russian form of AGRIPPINA

AGRIPPA  m  Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman family of unknown meaning, possibly of Etruscan origin but possibly from Latin agripeta "land grabber"...

AGRIPPINA  f  Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AGRIPPA...

AGRONA  f  Celtic Mythology
Derived from Old Celtic agro meaning "battle, slaughter"...
ÁGUEDA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of AGATHA

AGURNE  f  Basque
Means "greeting, salutation" in Basque.

AGUSTÍN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of AUGUSTINE

AH  m & f  Chinese
From a Chinese character which has no distinct meaning...

AHAB  m  Biblical
Means "uncle", from Hebrew אָח ('ach) "brother" and אֲב ('av) "father"..

AHARON  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of AARON

AHAVA  f  Jewish
Means "love" in Hebrew.

AHMAD  m  Arabic
Means "more commendable" in Arabic.

AHMED  m  Arabic, Turkish
Variant transcription and Turkish form of AHMAD...

AHMET  m  Turkish
Turkish form of AHMAD

AHMOSE  m  Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Iah", composed of the name of the Egyptian god IAH combined with the word mes "son" or mesu "be born"... 

AHRIMAN  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of ANGRA MAINYU

AHTAHKAKOOP  m  Native American
Means "star blanket" in Cree...

AHTI  m  Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown...

AHURA MAZDA  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lord of wisdom" in Avestan...

AHUVA  f  Jewish
Means "beloved" in Hebrew.

AI (1)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 愛 "love, affection" or "indigo".

AI (2)  f  Chinese
Means "loving" in Chinese.

AIAS  m  Greek Mythology
Greek form of AJAX

AIDA  f  Arabic, English
Variant of AYDA...

AIDAN  m  Irish, Scottish, English
Anglicized form of AODHÁN

AIDEEN  f  Irish
Anglicized form of ÉTAÍN

AIDEN  m  English (Modern)
Variant of AIDAN

AIFRIC  f  Irish
Possibly means "pleasant" in Irish.

AIGNÉIS  f  Irish
Irish form of AGNES

AIKATERINE  f  Greek
Greek form of KATHERINE

AIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 子 (ko) "child".

AILBHE  m & f  Irish
Possibly derived from the old Gaelic root albho meaning "white"...

AILEAS  f  Scottish
Scottish form of ALICE

AILEEN  f  Scottish, English
Variant of EILEEN

AILEN  f  Native American
Variant of AYLEN

AILILL  m  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "elf" in Irish Gaelic...

AILÍN  m  Irish
Irish cognate of ALAN

AILÍS  f  Irish
Irish form of ALICE

AILPEIN  m  Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of ALPIN

AILSA  f  Scottish
From the name of an island off Scotland, which was originally spelled in Old Norse Alfsigesey, meaning "island of ALFSIGR".

AIMÉ  m  French
French masculine form of AMY

AIMÉE  f  French
French form of AMY

AIMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AIMO  m  Finnish
Means "generous amount" in Finnish.

AINA (1)  f  Finnish, Scandinavian
Variant of AINO...

AINA (2)  f  Catalan
Balearic form of ANNA

AINA (3)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

AINDREA  m  Scottish
Scottish form of ANDREW

AINDRÉAS  m  Irish
Irish form of ANDREW

AINDRIÚ  m  Irish
Irish form of ANDREW

ÁINE  f  Irish
Means "radiance" in Gaelic... 

AINGEAL  f  Irish
Irish cognate of ANGELA

AINGERU  m  Basque
Basque form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

AINHOA  f  Basque
From the name of a town in southwest France where there is a famous image of the Virgin Mary.

AINO  f  Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Means "the only one" in Finnish...

AINSLEY  m & f  English, Scottish
Variant of AINSLIE

AINSLIE  m & f  English, Scottish
From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire... []

AINTZA  f  Basque
Means "glory" in Basque.

AINTZANE  f  Basque
Variant of AINTZA

AIOLOS  m  Greek Mythology
Means "quick-moving, nimble" in Greek...

AIRI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" combined with 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear".

'AISHA  f  Arabic
Means "alive" in Arabic...

AISHWARYA  f  Indian
Means "power, wealth" in Sanskrit.

AISLIN  f  Irish, English
Variant of AISLING

AISLING  f  Irish
Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish Gaelic.

AISLINN  f  Irish
Variant of AISLING

AITHNE  f  Irish
Variant of EITHNE

AITOR  m  Basque
Possibly means "good fathers" from Basque aita "father" and on "good"...

AJAX  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αιας (Aias), perhaps deriving from Greek αιαστης (aiastes) "mourner"...

AJEET  m  Indian
Variant transcription of AJIT

AJIT  m  Indian
Means "he who has not been conquered" or "invincible", from Sanskrit अ (a) "not" and जित (jita) "conquered"...

AJITH  m  Indian
Variant transcription of AJIT

AKAKIOS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "innocent, not evil" from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with κακη (kake) "evil"...

AKAMU  m  Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of ADAM

AKANE  f  Japanese
Means "deep red" in Japanese.

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

ÅKE  m  Swedish
Possibly from the medieval Germanic name Anicho which was derived from ano "ancestor".

AKEEM  m  Arabic
Perhaps a variant of HAKIM

AKEMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) "bright" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AKHENATEN  m  Ancient Egyptian
Variant of AKHENATON

AKHENATON  m  Ancient Egyptian
Possibly means "spirit of ATON" in Egyptian...

AKHIL  m  Indian
Means "whole, complete" in Sanskrit.

AKI (1)  m  Finnish
Short form of JOAKIM

AKI (2)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 晶 "sparkle", 明 "bright" or 秋 "autumn"...

AKIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) "sparkle", 明 (aki) "bright" or 秋 (aki) "autumn" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

AKILAH  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of AQILA

AKILINA  f  Russian
Russian form of the Roman name Aquilina, a feminine form of AQUILA.

AKIM  m  Russian
Russian form of JOACHIM

AKINYI  f  African
Means "born in the morning" in Luo.

AKIO  m  Japanese
From Japanese (aki) "bright" combined with (o) "husband, man", (o) "male" or (o) "hero, manly".

AKIRA  m & f  Japanese
From Japanese "bright", "bright" or "clear".

AKIVA  m  Jewish
Variant of YAKOV... 

AKONI  m  Hawaiian
Short form of ANAKONI

ÁKOS  m  Hungarian
Possibly of Turkish origin meaning "white falcon".

AKOSUA  f  African
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

AKSEL  m  Danish, Norwegian
Variant of AXEL

AKSELI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of AXEL

AKSINYA  f  Russian
Variant of KSENIYA

AKU  m  Finnish
Short form of AUKUSTI

AKUA  f  African
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.

AKULINA  f  Russian
Variant of AKILINA

AL  m  English
Short form of ALBERT and other names beginning with Al.

ALA  m  Arabic
Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic.

ALA AL-DIN  m  Arabic
Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic علاء ('ala) "excellence, elevation" combined with دين (din) "religion, faith"... 

ALABA  f  Yoruba
Means "second child after twins" in Yoruba.

ALADDIN  m  Literature
Anglicized form of ALA AL-DIN...

ALAIA  f  Basque
Means "joyful, happy" in Basque.

ALAIN  m  French
French form of ALAN

ALAINA  f  English
Feminine form of ALAIN

ALAN  m  English, Scottish, Breton
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton...

ALANA  f  English
Feminine form of ALAN

ALANIS  f  English
Form of ALANA

ALANNA  f  English
Variant of ALANA

ALANNAH  f  English, Irish
Variant of ALANA...

ALANNIS  f  English
Form of ALANA

ALAOIS  m  Irish
Irish of ALOYSIUS

ALARIC  m  Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Alareiks which meant either "ruler of all" or "noble ruler", derived from the Germanic element ala "all" or adal "noble" combined with ric "ruler, power"...

ALASDAIR  m  Scottish
Scottish form of ALEXANDER

ALASTAIR  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALASTAR  m  Irish
Irish form of ALEXANDER

ALASTRÍONA  f  Irish
Feminine form of ALASTAR

ALAYNA  f  English
Variant of ALAINA

ALAZNE  f  Basque
Means "miracle" in Basque.

ALBA  f  Italian, Spanish
Means "dawn" in Italian or Spanish.

ALBAN  m  English, German
From the Roman family name Albanus which meant "from Alba" in Latin...

ALBENA  f  Bulgarian
Created by Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov for the heroine in his drama 'Albena' (1930)... 

ALBERIC  m  Germanic Mythology
Variant of ALBERICH

ALBERICH  m  Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements alb "elf" and ric "power"...

ALBERT  m  English, French, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch
From the Germanic name Adalbrecht which meant "bright nobility", composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... 

ALBERTA  f  English, Italian, Polish
Feminine form of ALBERT...

ALBERTE (1)  m  Galician
Galician form of ALBERT

ALBERTE (2)  f  Danish
Danish feminine form of ALBERT

ALBERTINA  f  Italian, German, Portuguese, English
Feminine pet form of ALBERT

ALBERTINE  f  French
French feminine form of ALBERT

ALBERTO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ALBERT

ALBIN  m  Scandinavian, Polish
From the Roman cognomen Albinus, which was derived from Latin albus "white, bright"...

ALBINA  f  Italian, Polish
Feminine form of Albinus (see ALBIN)...

ALBORZ  m  Iranian
From the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran.

ALBRECHT  m  German
German cognate of ALBERT

ALBY  m  Irish
Anglicized masculine form of AILBHE

ALCAEUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλκαιος (Alkaios), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength"... 

ALCIPPE  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αλκιππη (Alkippe), which meant "mighty mare" from αλκαιος (alkaios) "mighty" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"...

ALCYONE  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αλκυονη (Alkyone), derived from the word αλκυων (alkyon) or ‘αλκυων (halkyon) meaning "kingfisher"...

ALDA  f  Italian
Feminine form of ALDO

ALDEN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the Old English given name Aldwyn meaning "old friend".

ALDÉRIC  m  French
Variant of ALDRIC

ALDO  m  Italian
Derived from Germanic adal meaning "noble".

ALDOUS  m  English
Possibly a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ald "old"...

ALDRIC  m  French
From a Germanic name, derived from the elements ald "old" and ric "ruler, power"...

ALE  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of ALEKSANTERI or ALEKSI

ALEA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALIYAH 

ALEASE  f  English
Possibly a variant spelling of ELOISE or ALICIA

ALEC  m  English
Pet form of ALEXANDER

ALECHJO  m  Esperanto
Esperanto pet form of ALEXANDER

ALECIA  f  English
Variant of ALICIA

ALECTO  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αληκτω (Alekto) which was derived from αληκτος (alektos) "unceasing"...

ALED  m  Welsh
Means "offspring" in Welsh.

ALEESHA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALEID  f  Dutch
Dutch short form of ADELAIDE

ALEIDA  f  Dutch
Dutch short form of ADELAIDE

ALEIT  f  German
Low German short form of ADELAIDE

ALEIXO  m  Galician
Galician form of ALEXIUS

ALEJANDRA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of ALEXANDER

ALEJANDRO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of ALEXANDER

ALEJO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of ALEXIUS

ALEKSANDAR  m  Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian and Serbian form of ALEXANDER

ALEKSANDER  m  Polish, Slovene, Albanian, Estonian
Cognate of ALEXANDER

ALEKSANDR  m  Russian
Russian form of ALEXANDER...

ALEKSANDRA  f  Russian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Estonian
Feminine form of ALEXANDER

ALEKSANDRINA  f  Russian, Bulgarian
Pet form of ALEKSANDRA

ALEKSANDRO  m  Esperanto
Esperanto form of ALEXANDER

ALEKSANTERI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ALEXANDER

ALEKSEI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of ALEKSEY

ALEKSEY  m  Russian
Russian form of ALEXIUS

ALEKSI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ALEXIUS

ALEKSY  m  Polish
Polish form of ALEXIUS

ALENA  f  German, Czech
Short form of MAGDALENA

ALENE  f  English
Variant of EILEEN

ALENKA  f  Slovene
Slovene pet form of HELEN

ALEŠ  m  Czech, Slovene
Pet form of ALEXEJ or ALEKSANDER

ALESANDER  m  Basque
Basque form of ALEXANDER

ALESHA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALESSA  f  Italian
Italian form of ALEXA

ALESSANDRA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of ALEXANDER

ALESSANDRO  m  Italian
Italian form of ALEXANDER...

ALESSIA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of ALEXIUS

ALESSIO  m  Italian
Italian form of ALEXIUS

ALETA  f  English
Form of ALETHEA

ALETHA  f  English
Variant of ALETHEA

ALETHEA  f  English
Derived from Greek αληθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth".

ALEX  m & f  English
Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA and other names beginning with Alex.

ALEXA  f  English
Feminine form of ALEXIUS or a short form of ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDER  m  English, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovak
From the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)...

ALEXANDR  m  Czech
Czech form of ALEXANDER

ALEXANDRA  f  German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ALEXANDER...

ALEXANDRE  m  French, Portuguese, Galician
French, Portuguese and Galician form of ALEXANDER...

ALEXANDREA  f  English
Feminine form of ALEXANDER

ALEXANDRIA  f  English
Feminine form of ALEXANDER...

ALEXANDRIE  f  French
French feminine form of ALEXANDER

ALEXANDRINA  f  English
Elaborated form of ALEXANDRA...

ALEXANDRINE  f  French, German
French elaborated form of ALEXANDRA...

ALEXANDROS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Ancient and modern Greek form of ALEXANDER

ALEXANDRU  m  Romanian
Romanian form of ALEXANDER

ALEXEI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of ALEKSEY

ALEXEJ  m  Czech
Czech form of ALEXIUS

ALEXEY  m  Russian
Variant transcription of ALEKSEY

ALEXIA  f  English, German
Feminine form of ALEXIUS

ALEXINA  f  English
Feminine pet form of ALEXIUS

ALEXIS (1)  m  German, French, English, Ancient Greek
Variant of ALEXIUS

ALEXIS (2)  f  English
Feminine form of ALEXIUS

ALEXIUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αλεξιος (Alexios) which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"...

ALEXUS  f  English
Variant of ALEXIS

ALF (1)  m  Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf"...

ALF (2)  m  English
Short form of ALFRED

ALFEO  m  Italian
Italian form of ALPHAEUS

ALFHILD  f  Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfhildr which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle"...

ALFIE  m  English
Pet form of ALFRED

ALFONS  m  German, Dutch, Polish
German, Dutch and Polish form of ALFONSO

ALFONSINA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of ALFONSO

ALFONSO  m  Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of a Visigothic Germanic name, probably meaning "noble and ready", from the element adal "noble" combined with funs "ready"...

ALFONZ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of ALFONSO

ALFRÉD  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ALFRED

ALFRED  m  English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish
Derived from the Old English element ælf "elf" combined with ræd "counsel"...

ALFREDA  f  English, Polish, German, Italian
Feminine form of ALFRED

ALFREDO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ALFRED

ALFSIGR  f  Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and sigr "victory".

ALGAR  m  English
Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear"...

ALGER  m  English
Variant of ALGAR

ALGERNON  m  English
Originally a Norman French nickname derived from aux gernons "having a moustache".

ALI  m  Arabic
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic...

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