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ALIA  f  Arabic
Variant of ALYA

ALIAH  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALIYAH

ALICA  f  Slovak
Slovak form of ALICE

ALICE  f  English, French, Portuguese
Short form of the Old French Adelais, itself a short form of Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)...

ALÍCIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese variant of ALICE

ALICIA  f  Spanish, English
Latinized form of ALICE

ALICJA  f  Polish
Polish form of ALICE

ALIDA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ADELAIDE

ALIISA  f  Finnish
Finnish form of ALICE

ALIM  m  Arabic
Means "learned, expert, scholar" in Arabic.

ALIN  m  Romanian
Possibly a Romanian masculine form of ALINA ... 

ALINA (1)  f  Arabic
Means "noble" in Arabic.

ALINA (2)  f  German, Italian, Polish, Romanian
Pet form of ADELINA and names that end in alina.

ALINE  f  French, English
Pet form of ADELINE or a variant of EILEEN

ALIS  f  Welsh
Welsh form of ALICE

ALISA  f  Russian
Russian form of ALICE

ALISE (1)  f  Latvian
Latvian form of ALICE

ALISE (2)  f  English
Variant of ALICE

ALISHA  f  English
Variant of ALICIA

ALISHIA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALISIA  f  English
Variant of ALICIA

ALISON  f & m  English, French
Medieval Norman form of ALICE...

ALISSA  f  English
Variant of ALYSSA

ALISTAIR  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALISTER  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of ALASDAIR

ALISYA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALITA  f  Spanish (Mexican)
Pet form of ADELITA

ALIVIA  f  English
Variant of OLIVIA

ALIX  m & f  English
Variant of ALEX

ALIYA (1)  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of ALIYAH

ALIYA (2)  f  Jewish
Variant transcription of ALIYAH

ALIYAH (1)  f  Arabic
Feminine form of ALI

ALIYAH (2)  f  Jewish
Means "to ascend" in Hebrew.

ALIYYA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of ALIYAH

ALIYYAH  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of ALIYAH

ALIZ  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ALICE

ALIZA  f  Jewish
Means "joyful" in Hebrew.

ALLA  f  Russian, Ukrainian
Meaning unknown, possibly of German origin.

ALLAH  m  Theology
Derived from the Arabic الإله (al-ilah) meaning "the deity"...

ALLAN  m  English, Scottish
Variant of ALAN...

ALLANA  f  English
Variant of ALANNAH

ALLANNAH  f  English
Variant of ALANNAH

ALLEGRA  f  English, Italian
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian.

ALLEGRIA  f  English
Elaborated form of ALLEGRA

ALLEN  m  English, Scottish
Variant of ALAN...

ALLI  f  Finnish
Finnish pet form of ADELHEID... 

ALLIE  f  English
Pet form of ALISON

ALLISON  f  English
Variant of ALISON

ALLISSA  f  English
Variant of ALYSSA

ALLOCHKA  f  Russian
Russian pet form of ALLA

ALLON  m  Biblical
Means "oak" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.

ALLY  f  English
Pet form of ALISON

ALLYCIA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALLYN  m  English
Variant of ALAN

ALLYSON  f  English
Variant of ALISON

ALMA  f  English, Spanish
Modern name meaning either "nourishing" from Latin or "the soul" from Spanish.

ALMAS  f  Arabic
Means "diamond" in Arabic.

ALMIRA  f  English
Probably derived from Arabic amiri meaning "princess".

ÁLMOS  m  Hungarian
Means "sleepy, dreamy" in Hungarian...

ALMUDENA  f  Spanish
Derived from Arabic al-madinat meaning "the city"...

ALODIA  f  History
Derived from the Gothic elements ali "other, foreign" and od "riches, wealth"...

ALOIS  m  German, Czech
German and Czech form of ALOYSIUS

ALOISIA  f  German
German feminine form of ALOYSIUS

ALOISIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZ  m  Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZIJ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZIJA  f  Slovene
Slovene feminine form of ALOYSIUS

ALOJZY  m  Polish
Polish form of ALOYSIUS

ALON  m  Jewish
Means "oak tree" in Hebrew.

ALONA  f  Jewish
Feminine form of ALON

ALONDRA  f  Spanish
Short form of ALEJANDRA... 

ALONSO  m  Spanish
Spanish variant of ALFONSO

ALONZO  m  Italian
Italian variant of ALFONSO

ALOYSIUS  m  English, German, Dutch
Latinized form of a Provençal form of LOUIS...

ALP  m  Turkish
Means "brave" in Turkish.

ALPERTTI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ALBERT

ALPHA  m & f  English
From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Α.

ALPHAEUS  m  Biblical
From Αλφαιος (Alphaios), the Greek form of a Hebrew name that meant "changing"...

ALPHEGE  m  History
Medieval form of ÆLFHEAH

ALPHONSE  m  French
French form of ALFONSO

ALPHONSINE  f  French
French feminine pet form of ALFONSO

ALPHONSO  m  Italian
Variant of ALFONSO

ALPHONSUS  m  History
Latinized form of ALFONSO...

ALPHONZO  m  English
Variant of ALFONSO

ALPIN  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Ailpein, possibly derived from a Pictish word meaning "white"...

ALTA  f  Various
Possibly from Latin altus or Italian/Spanish alto meaning "high".

ALTAIR  m  Astronomy
Means "the flyer" in Arabic...

ALTAN  m  Turkish
Means "dawn" in Turkish.

ALTE  f  Yiddish
Feminine form of ALTER

ALTER  m  Yiddish
Means either "old" in Yiddish or "the other" in Latin...

ALTHEA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αλθαια (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek αλθος (althos) "healing"...

ALTON  m  English
From an Old English surname which meant "river-source town".

ALTTI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ALBERT

ALUDRA  f  Astronomy
Derived from Arabic العذرا (al-'adhra) meaning "the maiden"...

ALUN  m  Welsh
Welsh form of ALAN...

ALVA (1)  f  Swedish, Norwegian
Feminine form of ALF

ALVA (2)  m  English
Variant of ALVAH...

ALVAH  m  Biblical
Means "his highness" in Hebrew...

ALVAR  m  English
From the Old English name Ælfhere meaning "elf army", formed of the elements ælf "elf" and here "army".

ÁLVARO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of the Gothic name Alewar, which meant "guard of all" from al "all" and war "guard"...

ALVENA  f  English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALVILDA  f  Danish
Danish form of ALFHILD

ALVIN  m  English
Means "elf friend" from the Old English name Ælfwine, which was formed of the elements ælf "elf" and wine "friend".

ALVINA  f  English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALVIS  m  Norse Mythology
Means "all wise" in Old Norse...

ALVISE  m  Italian
Venetian form of LOUIS

ALWILDA  f  English
Anglicized form of ALFHILD

ALWYN  m  English
Form of ALVIN

ALYA  f  Arabic
Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.

ALYCE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICE

ALYCIA  f  English
Variant of ALICIA

ALYONA  f  Russian
Russian variant of YELENA

ALYOSHA  m  Russian
Pet form of ALEKSEY

ALYS  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICE

ALYSA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICE

ALYSHA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSIA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSON  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALISON

ALYSSA  f  English (Modern)
Either a variant of ALICIA, or else derived from the name of the alyssum flower.

ALYSSIA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYX  f  English
Feminine variant of ALEX

ALŽBĚTA  f  Czech
Czech form of ELIZABETH

ALŽBETA  f  Slovak
Slovak form of ELIZABETH

AMA  f  African
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.

AMABEL  f  English
From an Old French name which was derived from Latin amabilis "lovable".

AMABLE  m  French
French masculine form of AMABEL

AMADA  f  Spanish
Feminine form of AMADO

AMADEO  m  Italian
Italian variant of AMADEUS...

AMADEUS  m  Late Roman
Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God"...

AMADI (1)  f  Igbo
Means "rejoicing" in Igbo.

AMADI (2)  m  Yoruba
Means "seemed destined to die at birth" in Yoruba.

AMADO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of Amatus (see AMATO).

AMAIA  f  Basque
Means "the end" in Basque...

AMAKA  f  Igbo
Short form of CHIAMAKA

AMAL (1)  f & m  Arabic
Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic.

AMAL (2)  m  Biblical
Means "work" in Hebrew. This is the name of an Asherite in the Old Testament.

AMALA  f  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit अमल (amala) meaning "clean, pure".

AMÁLIA  f  Hungarian, Portuguese
Hungarian and Portuguese form of AMALIA

AMALIA  f  German, Dutch, English, Finnish, Spanish
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amal, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".

AMALIE  f  German
Variant of AMALIA

AMALIJA  f  Slovene
Slovene form of AMALIA

AMALRIC  m  Ancient Germanic
Older form of EMMERICH...

AMALTHEA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αμαλθεια (Amaltheia), derived from μαλθασσω (malthasso) meaning "to soften, to soothe"...

AMANCIO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman name Amantius which meant "loving" in Latin...

AMANDA  f  English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish
Created in the 17th century by the playwright Colley Cibber, who based it on Latin amanda meaning "lovable".

AMANDINE  f  French
French pet form of AMANDA

AMANDO  m  Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Portuguese, Spanish and Italian form of AMANDUS

AMANDUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman name derived from Latin amanda meaning "lovable"...

AMANI  f  Arabic
Means "wishes" in Arabic.

AMAR  m  Indian
Means "immortal" in Sanskrit.

AMARA  f 
Possibly a short form of AMARANTA

AMARANTA  f  Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of AMARANTHA

AMARANTE  f  French
French form of AMARANTHA

AMARANTHA  f  English
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading"...

AMARDAD  f  Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of AMERETAT

AMARIAH  m  Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has said" in Hebrew...

AMARILIS  f  Spanish
Spanish form of AMARYLLIS

AMARILLA  f  English
Latinate form of AMARYLLIS

AMARYLLIS  f  English
Derived from Greek αμαρυσσω (amarysso) "to sparkle"...

AMATERASU  f  Far Eastern Mythology
Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese 天 (ama) "heaven, sky" and 照 (terasu) "shine"...

AMATO  m  Italian
From the Roman name Amatus which meant "beloved" in Latin.

AMAURY  m  French
French form of AMALRIC

AMAYA  f  Basque, Spanish
Variant of AMAIA

AMBER  f  English
Simply means "amber", from the English word that denotes either the fossilized tree resin or the orange-yellow colour... 

AMBRA  f  Italian
Italian form of AMBER

AMBRE  f  French
French form of AMBER

AMBROGINO  m  Italian
Pet form of AMBROGIO

AMBROGIO  m  Italian
Italian form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE).

AMBROISE  m  French
French form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE).

AMBROSE  m  English
From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal"...

AMBROSIA  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) (see AMBROSE).

AMBROSINE  f  English
Feminine form of AMBROSE

AMBROSIO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE).

AMBRUS  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE).

AMEDEA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of AMADEUS

AMÉDÉE  m  French
French form of AMADEUS

AMEDEO  m  Italian
Italian form of AMADEUS...

AMEDEUS  m  English
Variant of AMADEUS

AMÉLIA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of AMELIA

AMELIA  f  English, German, Spanish
Variant of AMALIA (or sometimes of EMILIA)...

AMÉLIE  f  French
French form of AMELIA

AMELIE  f  German
German variant of AMALIA

AMEN  m  Egyptian Mythology
Variant of AMON

AMENEMHET  m  Ancient Egyptian
Means "AMON is foremost" in Egyptian...

AMENHOTEP  m  Ancient Egyptian
Means "peace of Amon" from the name of the Egyptian god AMON combined with hotep "peace, satisfaction"...

AMERETAT  f  Near Eastern Mythology
Means "immortality" in Avestan...

AMÉRICA  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of AMERIGO

AMERICA  f  English
This name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see AMERIGO).

AMÉRICO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of AMERIGO

AMERIGO  m  Italian
Medieval Italian form of Amalric (see EMMERICH) or Heimiric (see HENRY)...

AMERY  m  English
Norman form of Amalric (see EMMERICH).

AMETHYST  f  English
Means simply "amethyst" from the name of the precious stone...

AMETS  m & f  Basque
Means "dream" in Basque.

AMHLAIDH  m  Scottish
Scottish form of OLAF

AMHLAOIBH  m  Irish
Irish form of OLAF

AMI (1)  m  Biblical
Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Hebrew...

AMI (2)  f  English (Modern)
Variant of AMY

AMI (3)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) "second, Asia" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AMIAS  m  English
Perhaps from a French surname which originally denoted a person who came from the city of Amiens.

AMICE  f  English
Derived from Latin amicitia meaning "friendship".

AMIE  f  English
Variant of AMY

AMIKA  f  Esperanto
Means "friendly" in Esperanto.

AMILCAR  m  Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of HAMILCAR

AMILIA  f  English
Variant of either AMALIA or EMILIA

AMIN  m  Arabic
Derived from Arabic amin meaning "truthful"...

AMINA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of AMIN

AMINDA  f  Esperanto
Means "lovable" in Esperanto.

AMINTA  f  Italian
Derived from Greek αμυντωρ (amyntor) meaning "defender"...

AMIR (1)  m  Arabic
Means "prince" or "commander" in Arabic...

AMIR (2)  m  Jewish
Means "treetop" in Hebrew.

AMIRA (1)  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of AMIRAH

AMIRA (2)  f  Jewish
Feminine form of AMIR

AMIRAH  f  Arabic
Feminine form of AMIR

AMIT (1)  m  Indian
Means "immeasurable, infinite" in Sanskrit.

AMIT (2)  m  Jewish
Means "friend" in Hebrew.

AMITA  f  Indian
Feminine form of AMIT

AMITTAI  m  Biblical
Means "my truth" in Hebrew...

AMITY  f  English
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.

AMMIEL  m  Biblical
Means "God is my kinsman" in Hebrew... []

AMMON  m  Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of AMON

AMNA  f  Arabic
Means "safety" in Arabic.

AMON  m  Egyptian Mythology
Possibly means "the hidden one" in Egyptian...

AMOS  m  Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "to carry" in Hebrew...

AMPARO  f  Spanish
Means "protection, shelter" in Spanish.

AMPELIO  m  Italian
Italian form of Ampelius, the Latin form of the Greek name Αμπελιος (Ampelios), which was derived from αμπελος (ampelos) meaning "vine"... 

AMRAM  m  Biblical
Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew...

AMRIT  m  Indian
Means "immortal" from Sanskrit अ (a) "not" and मृत (mrita) "dead"...

AMRITA  f  Indian
Feminine form of AMRIT

AMULIUS  m  Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown...

AMURDAD  f  Near Eastern Mythology
Modern Persian form of AMERETAT...

AMY  f  English
Derived from Old French aimée meaning "beloved".

AMYAS  m  English
Possibly a variant of AMIAS...

AN (1)  m & f  Vietnamese
Means "peace" in Vietnamese.

AN (2)  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Means "heaven, sky" in Sumerian. An was the Sumerian god of the heavens.

ANA  f  Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Cognate of ANNA

ANABEL  f  Spanish
Spanish form of ANNABEL

ANABELA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of ANNABEL

ANABELLA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of ANNABEL

ANACLETO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ANACLETUS

ANACLETUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ανακλητος (Anakletos), derived from ανακλητος (anakletos) meaning "invoked"... 

ANAH  f & m  Biblical
Means "answer" in Hebrew...

ANAHID  f  Armenian
Armenian form of ANAHITA

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