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

385–432 of 475 names

Hebrew

Arbel

Mount Arbel place name

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Sanskrit

Archana

Praise; worship

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Turkish

Arda

Possibly marker or stake

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Irish

Ardal

High valor

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Persian

Ardashir

Whose reign is through truth

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Arabic

Areej

Sweet fragrance

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Dutch

Arend

Variant of Arnold; also eagle in Dutch

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Korean

Areum

Beauty; from the Korean word for beautiful

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Persian

Arezoo

Wish; heartfelt hope

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French · Greek

Ariane

Possibly most holy; derivation disputed

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Welsh

Arianwen

Silver; white or blessed

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Arabic

Arif

Knowledgeable; learned

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Basque

Aritz

Oak tree

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Sanskrit · Bengali

Arka

The sun; ray of light

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Arko

The sun

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French · Germanic

Armand

Army man

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Persian

Armita

Associated with devotion; from Armaiti

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Catalan

Arnau

Eagle power

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Sanskrit

Arnav

Ocean; sea

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Arne

Eagle

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German · Dutch

Arno

Short form of Arnold or Arnoud

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Tamil

Arul

Grace; compassion

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Sanskrit

Arun

Reddish glow; dawn

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Tamil

Aruvi

Waterfall

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Swedish · Old Norse

Arvid

Eagle tree

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Finnish · Estonian

Arvo

Value; worth

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Sanskrit

Aryaman

Friend; companion

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Turkish · Persian

Arzu

Desire; wish

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Hebrew

Asaf

Gatherer; collector

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Japanese

Asahi

Morning sun in one Japanese spelling

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Turkish · Arabic

Asel

Honey

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Turkic · Turkish

Asena

Legendary she-wolf; literal etymology uncertain

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English

Ashford

English place-name surname; often ash-tree ford

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Sanskrit

Ashish

Blessing; prayer

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Sanskrit

Ashwin

Possessed of horses; associated with the Ashvins

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Sanskrit

Ashwini

First of the lunar stars

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Basque

Asier

The beginning

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Old Norse

Ask

Ash tree

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Turkish

Aslı

Essence; origin

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Danish · Old Norse

Asta

Short form of Astrid

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English · Greek

Aster

Aster flower; star

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Japanese

Asuka

Tomorrow and fragrance in one Japanese spelling

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Turkish · Persian

Asuman

Sky

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