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ANTONIJE  m  Serbian
Serbian form of ANTHONY

ANTONÍN  m  Czech
Czech form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO)...

ANTONIN  m  French
French form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO)...

ANTONINA  f  Italian, Polish, Russian
Feminine form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO).

ANTONINO  m  Italian
Italian form of the Roman name Antoninus, which was derived from Antonius (see ANTHONY)...

ANTÓNIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTONIO  m  Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Antonius (see ANTHONY)...

ANTONIUS  m  Ancient Roman, Dutch
Ancient Roman form of ANTHONY...

ANTONO  m  Esperanto
Esperanto form of ANTHONY

ANTONY  m  English
Variant of ANTHONY...

ANTTI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ANDREW

ANTTON  m  Basque
Basque form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTUN  m  Croatian
Croatian form of ANTHONY

ANTWAN  m  English (Modern)
Variant of ANTOINE

ANU (1)  f  Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian pet form of ANNA

ANU (2)  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Babylonian form of AN

ANUBIS  m  Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Anpu which possibly means "royal child"...

ANUJ  m  Indian
Means "born later, younger" in Sanskrit... 

ANUJA  f  Indian
Feminine form of ANUJ

ANUNCIACIÓN  f  Spanish
Spanish cognate of ANNUNZIATA

ANUPAM  m  Indian
Means "incomparable, matchless" in Sanskrit.

ANUSHKA  f  Russian
Variant of ANNUSHKA

ANWAR  m  Arabic
Means "brighter" in Arabic...

ANWEN  f  Welsh
Means "very beautiful" in Welsh.

ANWER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of ANWAR

ANXO  m  Galician
Galician form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

ANYA  f  Russian
Russian pet form of ANNA

ANZHELA  f  Russian
Russian variant of ANGELA

ANZHELINA  f  Russian
Russian variant of ANGELINA

AODH  m  Irish, Scottish
From the old Irish name Áed, which meant "fire"...

AODHÁN  m  Irish, Scottish
From the old Irish name Áedán, a pet form of Áed (see AODH)...]

AOI  f & m  Japanese
From Japanese 葵 "hollyhock, althea" or 碧 "blue".

AOIBHE  f  Irish
Derived from Gaelic aoibh "beauty"...

AOIBHEANN  f  Irish
Means "beautiful sheen" in Irish Gaelic...

AOIBHÍN  f  Irish
Variant of AOIBHEANN

AOIDE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "to sing" in Greek...

AOIFE  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "beauty" from the Gaelic word aoibh... 

AONGHAS  m  Scottish, Irish
Variant of AONGHUS

AONGHUS  m  Scottish, Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly meaning "one strength" derived from Irish óen "one" and gus "force, strength, energy"...

APHRA  f 
Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant of AFRA (1), or possibly a variant of Aphrah, a biblical place name meaning "dust".

APHRODISIA  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of APHRODISIOS

APHRODISIOS  m  Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess APHRODITE.

APHRODITE  f  Greek Mythology
Perhaps meaning "risen from the foam" from Greek...

APIKALIA  f  Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of ABIGAIL

APOLINAR  m  Spanish
Spanish form of APOLLINARIS

APOLINARY  m  Polish
Polish form of APOLLINARIS

APOLLINAIRE  m  French
French form of APOLLINARIS

APOLLINARIS  m  Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from the name of the god APOLLO...

APOLLINARIYA  f  Russian
Russian feminine form of APOLLINARIS

APOLLINE  f  French
French form of APOLLONIA

APOLLO  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Απολλων (Apollon), which is of unknown meaning, though perhaps related to Indo-European *apelo "strength"...

APOLLODOROS  m  Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Apollo" from the name of the god APOLLO combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift".

APOLLON  m  Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of APOLLO

APOLLONIA  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of APOLLONIOS...

APOLLONIOS  m  Ancient Greek
From an ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek god APOLLO... 

APOLONIA  f  Polish
Polish form of APOLLONIA

APOLONIJA  f  Slovene
Slovene form of APOLLONIA

APOSTOL  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of APOSTOLOS

APOSTOLIS  m  Greek
Variant of APOSTOLOS

APOSTOLOS  m  Greek
Means "messenger, apostle" in Greek.

APPHIA  f  Biblical
Greek form of a Hebrew name which possibly meant "increasing"...

APPIUS  m  Ancient Roman
This was a Roman praenomen, or given name, used only by the clan Claudia...

APRIL  f  English
Means simply "April" from the name of the month...

APUTSIAQ  m  Native American
Means "snowflake" in Greenlandic.

AQIL  m  Arabic
Means "intelligent, wise" in Arabic.

AQILA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of AQIL

AQISSIAQ  m  Native American
From the Greenlandic word for a type of bird.

AQUILA  m  Biblical, Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin...

ARABELLA  f  English, Italian
Perhaps derived from Latin orabilis meaning "yielding to pray".

ARACELI  f  Spanish
Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and celi "sky".

ARACELIS  f  Spanish
Variant of ARACELI

ARACELY  f  Spanish
Variant of ARACELI

ARACHNE  f  Greek Mythology
Means "spider" in Greek...

ARAGORN  m  Literature
Meaning unknown, though the first element is presumably Sindarin ara "noble, kingly"... 

ARAM  m  Kurdish
Means "calm" in Kurdish.

ARAMINTA  f  Literature
Perhaps an elaboration of AMINTA...

ARAMIS  m  Literature
The surname of one of the musketeers in 'The Three Musketeers' by Alexandre Dumas...

ARAN  f & m  Irish
From the name of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.

ARANKA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of AURELIA

ARANRHOD  f  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Older variant of ARIANRHOD

ARANTXA  f  Basque
Means "thornbush" in Basque.

ARARAT  m  Armenian, Biblical
From the name of a mountain in eastern Turkey (formerly part of Armenia), the place where Noah's Ark came to rest according to the Old Testament.

ARAS  m  Lithuanian
Means "eagle" in Lithuanian.

ARASH  m  Iranian, Mythology
Possibly means either "truthfulness" or "bright" in Persian...

ARASTOO  m  Iranian
Persian form of ARISTOTLE

ARATA  m  Japanese
Means "fresh, new" in Japanese.

ARAVIND  m  Indian
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit.

ARAVINDA  m  Indian
Variant transcription of ARAVIND

ARAX  f  Armenian
From the name of a river (also called the Aras) which flows through Armenia.

ARCADIA  f  Late Roman
Roman feminine form of ARKADIOS

ARCANGELO  m  Italian
Means "archangel" in Italian.

ARCELIA  f  Spanish
Variant of ARACELI

ARCHANA  f  Indian
Means "honouring, praising" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu ritual.

ARCHELAUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Αρχελαος (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from αρχος (archos) "master" and λαος (laos) "people"... 

ARCHIBALD  m  Scottish, English
Derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold".

ARCHIE  m  Scottish, English
Pet form of ARCHIBALD

ARCHIMEDES  m  Ancient Greek
Means "master of thought" from the Greek element αρχος (archos) "master" combined with μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to be mindful of"...

ARCHIPPOS  m  Ancient Greek
Means "master of horses" from the Greek elements αρχος (archos) "master" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse".

ARDAL  m  Irish
Anglicized form of ARDGHAL

ARDASHIR  m  Iranian
Modern form of Artakhshathra (see ARTAXERXES).

ARDEN  m & f  English
From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "eagle valley" in Old English.

ARDGHAL  m  Irish
Means "high valour", derived from the Irish elements ard "high" and gal "valour".

ARDUINO  m  Italian
Italian form of HARTWIN

ARELI  m  Biblical
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew...

ARES  m  Greek Mythology
Perhaps from either Greek αρη (are) "bane, ruin" or αρσην (arsen) "male"...

ARETHA  f  English
Derived from Greek αρετη (arete) meaning "virtue".

ARETHUSA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αρεθουσα (Arethousa), which possibly meant "to become excellent"...

AREVIG  f  Armenian
Means "like the sun" in Armenian.

ARGI  m  Basque
Means "light" in Basque.

ARGIDER  m  Basque
Derived from Basque argi "light" and eder "beautiful".

ARGIÑE  f  Basque
Feminine form of ARGI

ARGUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αργος (Argos), derived from αργος (argos) meaning "glistening, shining"...

ARGYRIS  m  Greek
Modern Greek form of ARGYROS

ARGYROS  m  Ancient Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.

ARI (1)  m  Jewish
Means "lion" in Hebrew.

ARI (2)  m  Ancient Scandinavian
Means "eagle" in Old Norse.

ARI (3)  m  Armenian
Means "brave" in Armenian.

ARIA  f  English
Means "song" or "melody" in Italian...

ARIADNA  f  Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of ARIADNE

ARIADNE  f  Greek Mythology, English
Means "most holy", composed of the Cretan Greek elements αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"...

ARIANA  f  English
Variant of ARIANE

ARIANE  f  English, French, German
Variant of ARIANNE...

ARIANNA  f  Italian
Italian form of ARIADNE

ARIANNE  f  French
French form of ARIADNE

ARIANRHOD  f  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Possibly means "silver wheel" or "round wheel" in Welsh...

ARIC  m  English
Variant of ERIC

ARIDAI  m  Biblical
Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin... 

ARIE  m  Dutch
Pet form of ADRIAAN

ARIEH  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "lion" in Hebrew...

ARIEL  m & f  Biblical, Jewish
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew...

ARIELLA  f  English
Feminine form of ARIEL

ARIELLE  f  English
Feminine form of ARIEL

ARIENNE  f  French
French form of ARIADNE

ARIES  m  Roman Mythology
Means "ram" in Latin...

ARIK  m  Jewish
Pet form of ARIEL

ARIN  f  English
Variant of ERIN

ARINA  f  Russian
Russian variant of IRINA

ARISHA  f  Russian
Pet form of ARINA

ARISTA  f  Astronomy
Means "ear of corn" in Latin...

ARISTAEUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αρισταιος (Aristaios), derived from αριστευς (aristeus) "the best"...

ARISTARCHUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Αρισταρχος (Aristarchos), derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and αρχη (arche) "origin, source"...

ARISTARKH  m  Russian
Russian form of ARISTARCHUS

ARISTIDE  m  French
French form of ARISTIDES

ARISTIDES  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Αριστειδης (Aristeides) which meant "the best kind", derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and ειδος (eidos) "kind, type"...

ARISTOCLES  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αριστοκλης (Aristokles) which meant "the best glory", derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... 

ARISTODEMOS  m  Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and δημος (demos) "the people"...

ARISTOMACHE  f  Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and μαχη (mache) "battle".

ARISTON  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) meaning "the best".

ARISTOPHANES  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and φανης (phanes) "appearing"...

ARISTOTLE  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αριστοτελης (Aristoteles) which meant "the best purpose", derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and τελος (telos) "purpose, aim"...

ARISZTID  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ARISTIDES

ARJAN  m  Dutch
Dutch form of ADRIAN

ARJUN  m  Indian
Modern transcription of ARJUNA

ARJUNA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit...

ARKADI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of ARKADIY

ARKADIOS  m  Ancient Greek
From an ancient Greek name meaning "of Arcadia"...

ARKADIUSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of ARKADIOS

ARKADIY  m  Russian
Russian form of ARKADIOS

ARKADY  m  Russian
Variant transcription of ARKADIY...

ARKELL  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnkell which meant "eagle helmet".

ARKHIP  m  Russian
Russian form of ARCHIPPOS

ARLEEN  f  English
Variant of ARLINE

ARLEN  m  English
Meaning unknown, possibly from a surname.

ARLENE  f  English
Variant of ARLINE

ARLETTE  f  French, English
Norman pet form of names beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle"...

ARLIE  f & m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "eagle wood" in Old English...

ARLINE  f  English
Meaning unknown, possibly invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera 'The Bohemian Girl' (1843).

ARMAN  m  Kazakh
Means "dream" in Kazakh.

ARMAND  m  French
French form of HERMAN

ARMANDO  m  Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of HERMAN

ARMAS  m  Finnish
Means "beloved" in Finnish.

ARMEL  m  French
From Arthmael, which was possibly composed of the Celtic elements art "stone" and mael "prince"...

ARMELLE  f  French
Feminine form of ARMEL

ARMEN  m  Armenian
Derived from the name of the country Armenia.

ARMIDA  f  Italian, Spanish
Probably created by the 16th-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for his epic poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580)...

ARMIN  m  German
Modern form of Arminius, which was possibly an old Latinized form of HERMAN.

ARMO  m  Finnish
Means "grace, mercy" in Finnish.

ARN  m  English
Short form of ARNOLD

ARNALDO  m  Italian
Italian form of ARNOLD

ARNAU  m  Catalan
Catalan form of ARNOLD

ARNAUD  m  French
French form of ARNOLD

ARNAUDE  f  French
French feminine form of ARNOLD

ARNBJØRG  f  Norwegian
Norwegian form of ARNBORG

ARNBORG  f  Swedish
From the Old Norse name Arnbjörg, which was derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and björg meaning "protection, help".

ARNDT  m  German
German short form of ARNOLD

ARNE (1)  m  Scandinavian
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".

ARNE (2)  m  German
Short form of ARNOLD

ARNIE  m  English
Pet form of ARNOLD

ARNOLD  m  English, German
From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from arn "eagle" combined with wald "power"...

AROHA  f  Maori
Means "love" in Maori.

AROLDO  m  Italian
Italian form of HAROLD

ÁRON  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of AARON

ARON  m  Polish, Scandinavian
Polish and Scandinavian form of AARON

ÁRPÁD  m  Hungarian
Means "seed" in Hungarian...

ARRAN  m  Scottish
From the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.

ARRATS  m  Basque
Means "afternoon, dusk" in Basque.

ARRIGO  m  Italian
Italian form of HENRY

ARRON  m  English
Variant of AARON

ARSEN  m  Armenian
Armenian form of ARSENIOS

ARSENI  m  Russian
Variant transcription of ARSENIY

ARSENIO  m  Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of ARSENIOS

ARSENIOS  m  Ancient Greek
Means "virile" in Greek...

ARSENIY  m  Russian
Russian form of ARSENIOS

ART  m  English
Short form of ARTHUR

ARTAIR  m  Scottish
Scottish form of ARTHUR

ARTAXERXES  m  History, Biblical
Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning "righteous ruler"...

ARTEMIDOROS  m  Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Artemis" from the name of the goddess ARTEMIS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift"...

ARTEMIS  f  Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly related either to Greek αρτεμης (artemes) "safe" or αρταμος (artamos) "a butcher"...

ARTEMISIA  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ARTEMISIOS...

ARTEMISIOS  m  Ancient Greek
From an ancient Greek name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ARTEMIS.

ARTHUR  m  English, French, Welsh Mythology
The meaning of this name is unknown...

ARTO  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of ARTHUR

ARTTU  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of ARTHUR

ARTTURI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of ARTHUR

ARTÚR  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ARTHUR

ARTUR  m  German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish
Cognate of ARTHUR

ARTURAS  m  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of ARTHUR

ARTURO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of ARTHUR

ARTYOM  m  Russian
Russian form of ARTEMISIOS

ARUN  m  Indian
Modern transcription of ARUNA

ARUNA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "reddish brown" in Sanskrit...

ARUNDHATI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
The name of a star (also called Alcor), which was named after a type of climbing plant, possibly meaning "not restrained" in Sanskrit...

ARVEL  m  English
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of ARWEL.

ARVID  m  Scandinavian
Means "eagle tree" from Scandinavian arn "eagle" and vidhr "tree".

ARVO  m  Finnish
Means "value, worth" in Finnish.

ARWA  f  Arabic
Means "mountain goats" in Arabic.

ARWEL  m  Welsh
Old Welsh name of unknown meaning.

ARWEN  f  Literature
Means "noble maiden" in Sindarin...

ARYANA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of ARIANA

ARYEH  m  Jewish
Variant transcription of ARIEH

ARZU  f  Iranian, Turkish
Means "desire" in Persian (and in Turkish, where it is derived from Persian).

ÅSA  f  Swedish
Short form of Old Norse feminine names beginning with the element áss "god".

ASA  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "doctor" in Hebrew...

AS'AD  m  Arabic
Means "luckier" in Arabic.

ASAD  m  Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic.

ASAF  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ASAPH

ASAPH  m  Biblical
Means "collector" in Hebrew...

ASBJÖRN  m  Swedish
From the Old Norse name Ásbjörn, derived from the elements áss "god" and björn "bear".

ASBJØRN  m  Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of ASBJÖRN

ASCENCIÓN  f  Spanish
Means "ascension" in Spanish...

ÁSDÍS  f  Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and dís "goddess".

ASDRUBAL  m  Spanish
Spanish form of HASDRUBAL

ÅSE  f  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of ÅSA 

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