Àndrija
Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās, “courageous”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
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Andrius
Clipping of Andrė́jas, Andrė̃jus, Andriẽjus, Añdrijus, Andromèdas, or Leándras.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Andro
a male given name from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), equivalent to English Andrew
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Androméda
From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Andronico
From Latin Andronīcus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρόνῑκος (Andrónīkos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Androw
a male given name from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), equivalent to English Andrew
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends W
Andrzej
From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
Angel
A male given name, variant of Angelo Borrowed from English Angel. Borrowed from Spanish Ángel. Doublet of Angelo.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Angela
Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”). a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela a female given…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Angelina
From Italian Angelina. By surface analysis, Angela + -ina. Piecewise doublet of Angeline. a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Angelina
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Angelos
From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). Doublet of Angel.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Angelus
* (given name): From Latin Angelus and its etymon Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “angel”). * (common noun): From the first word (angelus) of its Latin incipit, "Angelus Domini…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Aniceto
Borrowed from Latin Anicētus, from Ancient Greek ἀνίκητος (aníkētos, “invincible”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aniela
Learned borrowing from Latin Angela, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Aniol
From Latin Andeoulus, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós). Compare Spanish Andeol.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Anna
From Late Latin Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Anndra
From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Antamoenides
From Ancient Greek ἀνταμύνομαι (antamúnomai, “defend oneself, requite”). Probably spelled Antamunides by Plautus; the oe is a manuscript hypercorrection.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Antenore
From Ancient Greek Ἀντήνωρ (Antḗnōr).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Anteo
From Ancient Greek Ἀνταῖος (Antaîos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Antero
Vernacular form of Andreas (from Ancient Greek). Cognate with English Andrew. Borrowed from Latin Anterus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Anthea
From Ancient Greek ἄνθη (ánthē, “blossom”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Antiochos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Anupras
a male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Onufrijus
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Anytus
From Ancient Greek Ἄνυτος (Ánutos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Aphrodite
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē) (see it for more).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Apollin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓πόλλων (Ăpóllōn, “Apollo”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Apollo
From Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn). Learned borrowing from Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Apollonia
Borrowed from Latin Apollōnia, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Apollonie
Borrowed from Latin Apollōnia, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Apolonia
Learned borrowing from Latin Apollonia, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλωνία (Apollōnía).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Apoloniusz
Learned borrowing from Latin Apollonius, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλώνιος (Apollṓnios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
Apostolos
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek Απόστολος (Apóstolos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ares
From Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
Argyrippus
From Ancient Greek ἄργυρος (árguros, “silver”) + Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”), literally “white horse (or white knight)”.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Arhippa
Karelian form of the Russian Архипп (Arxipp), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅρχιππος (Hárkhippos, “master of the horse”). Cognate with English Archippus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ariadna
Learned borrowing from Latin Ariadne, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē). Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ariadne
From Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē). a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Ariadne Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Ariana
Modern simplification of Arianna, Ariane and Arianne, all forms of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"). There has been…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ariane
From French Ariane, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē). From Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Arianna
From Italian Arianna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Arion
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρῑ́ων (Arī́ōn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Aristide
From Ancient Greek Ἀριστείδης (Aristeídēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Aristophanes
From the Ancient Greek Ἀριστοφᾰ́νης (Aristophắnēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Aristoteles
From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs, a proper name composed of ἄριστος (áristos, “best, excellent”) + τέλος (télos, “completion, perfection”) + -ης (-ēs)). Borrowed…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Aristóteles
Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs). Via Latin Aristotelēs from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Arius
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios, from Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”) + -ιος (-ios)).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Arja
Apparently invented by Eino Leino (who originally used it as a male name) or L. Onerva, for characters in early 20th century poems. Perhaps coined as a variant of Irja (also…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Arkadijus
Borrowed from Russian Аркадий (Arkadij), derived from Ancient Greek Ἀρκάδιος (Arkádios, “Arcadian”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Arménia
Borrowed from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Arquimedes
Learned borrowing from Latin Archimēdēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχιμήδης (Arkhimḗdēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Arsène
From Ancient Greek Ἀρσένιος (Arsénios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Arsi
Karelian form of the Russian saints' name Арсений (Arsenij), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀρσένιος (Arsénios). Cognate with the English historical name Arsenius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Arsinoe
From Latin Arsinoē, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), the female form of Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), from ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”) + νόος (nóos, “mind”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Arsinoé
Borrowed from Latin Arsinoe, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends É
Artemijus
Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Ἀρτέμιος (Artémios). Compare Latin Artemius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Artemis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis). Further etymology is uncertain. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Arturo
Derived from Latin Arctūrus, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktoûros). Borrowed from Spanish Arturo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Arystoteles
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristotélēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ascanio
From Latin Ascanius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάνιος (Askánios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O