Akemi f Japanese From Japanese
明 (ake) meaning "bright" and
美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aki 2 f Japanese From Japanese
晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal",
明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or
秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from
亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with
希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.
Akif m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu Means
"devoted, focused" in Arabic. It refers to one who practices
اعتكاف (iʿtikāf), which is seclusion inside a mosque for a period of time to worship.
Akiko f Japanese From Japanese
晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal",
明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or
秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" combined with
子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Akio m Japanese From Japanese
昭 (aki) meaning "bright, luminous" combined with
夫 (o) meaning "man, husband",
男 (o) meaning "male, man" or
雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Akito m Japanese From Japanese
章 (aki) meaning "chapter" combined with
斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or
人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Ákos m Hungarian Possibly of Turkic origin meaning
"white falcon". This was the name of a medieval Hungarian clan.
Akuchi f & m Igbo Means
"wealth from God" in Igbo.
Al m English Short form of
Albert and other names beginning with
Al. A notable bearer is American actor Al Pacino (1940-).
Alberich m Germanic [1] , Germanic Mythology Derived from the Old German elements
alb "elf" and
rih "ruler, king"
[2] [3] . It was borne by two Lombard dukes of Spoleto in the 10th century. It was also the name of a 12th-century French saint who helped found the Cistercian Order.
... [more] Albert m English, German, French, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Romanian, Hungarian, Albanian, Germanic [1] From the Germanic name
Adalbert meaning
"noble and bright", composed of the elements
adal "noble" and
beraht "bright"
[1] [2] [3] [4] . This name was common among medieval German royalty. The Normans introduced it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate
Æþelbeorht [5] . Though it became rare in England by the 17th century, it was repopularized in the 19th century by the German-born Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria
[6] .
... [more] Albinus m Ancient Roman [1] Roman cognomen that was a derivative of
Albus. Saint Albinus (also called Aubin) was a 6th-century bishop of Angers in Brittany.
Alboin m Germanic [1] From the Old German elements
alb "elf" and
wini "friend"
[2] [3] [4] . It is a cognate of
Ælfwine. This was the name of a 6th-century king of the Lombards who began the Lombard conquest of Italy.
Albrecht m German German variant of
Albert. A notable bearer was the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528).
Alcyone f Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek
ἀλκυών (alkyon) meaning
"kingfisher". In Greek myth this name belonged to a daughter of Aeolus and the wife of Ceyx. After her husband was killed in a shipwreck she threw herself into the water, but the gods saved her and turned them both into kingfishers. This is also the name of the brightest of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus, supposedly the daughters of
Atlas and
Pleione.
Alder m English (Rare) From the English word for the tree (comprising the genus Alnus), derived from Old English
alor.
Aldous m English (Rare) Probably a diminutive of names beginning with the Old English element
eald "old". It has been in use as an English given name since the Middle Ages, mainly in East Anglia
[1] . The British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was a famous bearer of this name.
Ale 2 m Frisian Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element
adal meaning
"noble".
Alex m & f English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Czech, Russian Short form of
Alexander,
Alexandra and other names beginning with
Alex.
Alexius m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name
Ἄλεξις (see
Alexis). This was the name of five Byzantine emperors. It was also borne by a 5th-century Syrian saint who is especially venerated in the Eastern Church.
Alf 1 m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse
alfr meaning
"elf" [1] . In Norse legend this was the name of king, the suitor of a reluctant maiden named
Alfhild. She avoided marrying him by disguising herself as a warrior, but when they fought she was so impressed by his strength that she changed her mind.
Alfhild f Norwegian, Swedish From the Old Norse name
Alfhildr, which was composed of the elements
alfr "elf" and
hildr "battle"
[1] [2] [3] . In Scandinavian legend Alfhild was a maiden who disguised herself as a warrior in order to avoid marriage to King
Alf. Her life was perhaps based on that of a 9th-century Viking pirate.
Alfred m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch, Catalan, Albanian Means
"elf counsel", derived from the Old English name
Ælfræd, composed of the elements
ælf "elf" and
ræd "counsel, advice"
[1] [2] [3] [4] . Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex who fought unceasingly against the Danes living in northeastern England. He was also a scholar, and he translated many Latin books into Old English. His fame helped to ensure the usage of this name even after the Norman Conquest, when most Old English names were replaced by Norman ones. It became rare by the end of the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 18th century.
... [more] Ali 1 m Arabic [1] , Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Dhivehi, Albanian, Bosnian, Somali Means
"lofty, sublime" in Arabic
[1] , from the root
علا (ʿalā) meaning "to be high"
[2] . Ali ibn Abi Talib was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet
Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world. His followers were the original Shia Muslims, who regard him as the first rightful caliph.
... [more] Alice f English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch From the Old French name
Aalis [1] [2] , a short form of
Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name
Adalheidis (see
Adelaide). This name became popular in France and England in the 12th century. It was among the most common names in England until the 16th century, when it began to decline. It was revived in the 19th century.
... [more] Alin m Romanian Possibly a Romanian masculine form of
Alina. Alternatively it may derive from Romanian
alina "to soothe".
Alisher m Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh From the given name
Ali 1 combined with Persian
شیر (shīr) meaning "lion". It was borne by the Timurid poet Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441-1501), who wrote in the Chagatai Turkic language.
Alison 1 f English, French Norman French diminutive of
Aalis (see
Alice)
[1] [2] . It was common in England, Scotland and France in the Middle Ages, and was later revived in England in the 20th century via Scotland. Unlike most other English names ending in
son, it is not derived from a surname.
Alix f & m French Medieval French variant of
Alice, also sometimes used as a masculine name. This is the name of the hero (a young Gaulish man) of a French comic book series, which debuted in 1948.
Álmos m Hungarian Possibly from Hungarian
álom "dream", though perhaps of Turkic origin meaning "bought". This was the name of the semi-legendary father of Árpád, the founder of the Hungarian state. Álmos's mother
Emese supposedly had a dream in which a turul bird impregnated her and foretold that her son would be the father of a great nation.
Alphius m Late Roman Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of
Alphaeus, or possibly from an Umbrian root meaning
"white". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Sicily.
Alpin m Scottish (Rare) Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name
Ailpean, possibly derived from a Pictish word meaning
"white". This was the name of two kings of Dál Riata and two kings of the Picts in the 8th and 9th centuries.
Alte 2 m Frisian Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element
alt meaning
"old".
Alter m Yiddish From Yiddish
אַלט (alt) meaning
"old". This name was traditionally given to a sickly newborn by Jewish parents in order to confuse the Angel of Death, in the hopes that he would go looking for somebody younger.
Alton m English From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning
"town at the source of the river" in Old English.
Alun m Welsh Welsh form of
Alan 1. It is also the name of two rivers in Wales.
Alvin m English, Swedish From a medieval form of any of the Old English names
Ælfwine,
Æðelwine or
Ealdwine. It was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname that was derived from the Old English names
[1] . It is now associated with a cartoon chipmunk from the fictitious musical group Alvin and the Chipmunks, who released songs starting 1958 and later appeared on television and in movies.
... [more] Alvis m Norse Mythology, Latvian From the Old Norse
Alvíss meaning
"all wise". In Norse mythology this was the name of a dwarf who was to marry
Thor's daughter
Thrud. Thor was not pleased with this so he tricked Alvis by asking him questions until the sun rose, at which time the dwarf was turned into stone.
Amber f English, Dutch From the English word
amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour. The word ultimately derives from Arabic
عنبر (ʿanbar) meaning "ambergris". It began to be used as a given name in the late 19th century, but it only became popular after the release of Kathleen Winsor's novel
Forever Amber (1944).
Amerigo m Italian Medieval Italian form of
Emmerich. Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512) was the Italian explorer who gave the continent of
America its name (from
Americus, the Latin form of his name).
Ami 3 f Japanese From Japanese
亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" and
美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ami 4 m Hebrew Means
"my people" or
"my nation" in Hebrew.
Amice f Medieval English Medieval name derived from Latin
amicus meaning
"friend". This was a popular name in the Middle Ages, though it has since become uncommon.
Amir 1 m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Bosnian, Tajik, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir Means
"commander, prince" in Arabic
[1] . This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword
emir.