The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Names starting with A

337–384 of 475 names

Chinese

An

Peace with the cited Chinese characters

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Sanskrit · Malayalam

Anagha

Pure; faultless

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Persian

Anahita

Pure; immaculate

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Thai

Anan

Endless or joyful, depending on Thai spelling

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Anand

Joy; bliss

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Sanskrit

Anant

Endless; infinite

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Sanskrit

Ananta

Endless; infinite

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Māori · Greek

Anaru

Manly

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French · Greek

Anatole

Sunrise

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Tamil

Anbu

Love

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Zulu · Xhosa

Andile

They have increased

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Basque · Danish · Norwegian

Ane

Grace, through Anna

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Punjabi

Anhad

Unstruck melody; limitless sound

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Serbian · Croatian · Slovene

Anica

Grace; favor

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Sanskrit

Anik

Splendor; army

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Anirban

Unextinguished

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Sanskrit

Anirudh

Unstoppable; without obstacles

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Arabic

Anis

Friendly; companion

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German · Dutch

Anke

Pet form of Anna and other An- names

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Hindi · Punjabi

Anmol

Priceless; precious

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Dutch

Anouk

Dutch and French pet form of Anna

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Chinese

Anqi

Peace and jade with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Anran

Calm; safe, when written 安然

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Old German

Ansgar

God’s spear

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Greek

Anthea

Flower; blossom

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Sanskrit

Anupama

Incomparable; matchless

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Hindi

Anushka

Meaning uncertain

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Arabic

Anwar

Brighter; more radiant

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Welsh

Anwen

Very beautiful

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Irish

Aodh

Fire

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Japanese

Aoi

Hollyhock or blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Aoto

Blue-green and person in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit · Bengali

Aparajita

Undefeated; unconquered

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Sanskrit

Aparna

Leafless

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French · Greek

Apolline

Derived from the name Apollo

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Sanskrit · Hindi · Marathi

Apurva

Unprecedented; new

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Arabic

Aqil

Wise; intelligent

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Armenian · Korean

Ara

Uncertain Armenian etymology; Korean meaning varies

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Tupi · Brazilian Portuguese

Araci

Mother of the day

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Basque

Arantxa

Short form of Arantzazu

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Persian

Arash

Etymology uncertain; name of a legendary archer

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Japanese

Arata

New; fresh in one Japanese spelling

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