Abdia
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עוֹבַדְיָה (ovadya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
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Abele
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abel
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Abramo
Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Achille
Borrowed from Latin Achilles.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Adalberto
From Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. From Latin Adalbertus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht. Doublet of Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Adamo
From Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Adele
Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele. From French Adèle. Borrowed from French…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Adolfo
Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo. From Latin Adolphus, Adolfus, from earlier Adalulfus, from Old High German Adalwolf, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Adone
From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Adrasto
From Ancient Greek Ἄδραστος (Ádrastos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Adriano
Inherited from Latin Hadriānus, Adriānus. Learned borrowing from Latin Adriānus. Doublet of Adrião. a male given name from Latin, a less popular variant of Adrián, equivalent…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Agapito
From Latin Agapētus, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (Ăgăpētós), from ᾰ̓γᾰπητός (ăgăpētós, “beloved”), from ᾰ̓γᾰπᾰ́ω (ăgăpắō, “to love”) + -τός (-tós, “masculine suffix”).…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aggeo
From Biblical Hebrew חַגַּי.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Agnese
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Agostino
From Latin Augustīnus. Cognate with Sicilian Agustinu.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aiace
From Latin Aiācem, from Ancient Greek Αἴας (Aías).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Aidano
From English Aidan, from Irish Aodhán.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alarico
From Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”). Learned borrowing from Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alberto
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto. Shorter form of Adalberto, from Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. Borrowed from Spanish Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Albio
Inherited from Latin Albius, derived from albus (“white”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aldobrando
Inherited from Latin Aldebrandus, from Proto-West Germanic *Hildibrand, Proto-Germanic *Hildibrandaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alessandro
Borrowed from Italian Alessandro. Inherited from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Borrowed from Italian Alessandro. Doublet of Alexandre,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alessio
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexis or Alexius
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alfiero
Inherited from Medieval Latin Adalferius, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *aþal (“nobility”) + *faru (“journey”), meaning “noble leader” or “noble traveller”. See English…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alfonso
From Spanish Alfonso and Italian Alfonso. Doublet of Alphonse. Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso. From Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso, Alfonso, from the same origin as Afonso…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alfredo
From Alfredo alla Scrofa, an Italian restaurant in Rome where the pasta dish fettuccine Alfredo was originally served, named after its founder Alfredo Di Lelio. Doublet of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Ambrogio
From Latin Ambrosius, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος (ămbrósĭos, “immortal”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Amedeo
Inherited from Latin Amadeus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Amos
From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”). Possibly from Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”). a male given name from Hebrew עָמוֹס (“to carry a…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Anania
From Biblical Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Anastasio
Inherited from Latin Anastasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Andrea
Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew. Borrowed from Italian Andrea. From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). Due to the loss of the final S, the…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Andronico
From Latin Andronīcus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρόνῑκος (Andrónīkos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
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
Angelica
Church Italian Angelica, from Latin angelica or a Latinate elaboration of Angela. Name of a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516). From Latin angelica (“angelic”).…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Angelo
Borrowed from Italian Angelo. Doublet of Angel. Inherited from Latin Angelus. Borrowed from Spanish Ángelo. Doublet of Angel.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
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
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
Antonino
Inherited from Latin Antonīnus. Cognate with Sicilian (A)ntuninu.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Antonio
Borrowed from Italian Antonio and Spanish Antonio. Doublet of Anthony. Inherited from Latin Antōnius. Borrowed from Latin Antōnius. Doublet of Antón.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aristide
From Ancient Greek Ἀριστείδης (Aristeídēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Armando
Borrowed from French Armand. a male given name from French Armand, equivalent to English Herman Borrowed from Spanish Armando.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aronne
From Latin Arōn, Aarōn, from Biblical Hebrew אהרן (Ahărōn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Arturo
Derived from Latin Arctūrus, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκτοῦρος (Arktoûros). Borrowed from Spanish Arturo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Ascanio
From Latin Ascanius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάνιος (Askánios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Atenagora
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναγόρας (Athēnagóras).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Atto
Perhaps from Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Augusto
Inherited from Latin Augustus. Learned borrowing from Latin Augustus. Inherited from Latin Augustus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aurelio
Inherited from Latin Aurēlius. Borrowed from Latin Aurēlius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Aurora
Ultimately from Latin Aurōra. The Philippine placenames were named after First Lady Aurora Quezon, the wife of Pres. Manuel Quezon, the 2nd president of the Philippines. From…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Baldassarre
Ultimately from Hebrew.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Barnaba
From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví, “prophet”). Derived from Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Bartolomeo
From Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, literally “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from ברא (bra, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai;…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Basilio
From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Borrowed from Spanish Basilio, from Latin…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Benedetto
Inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed”), from Latin benedīcō. Compare French Benoît, Catalan Benet, Spanish Benito, Portuguese Bento.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Beniamino
Borrowed from Latin Beniāmīnus, itself through Greek Βενιᾱμῑ́ν (Beniāmī́n) from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamín).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Benito
Borrowed from Spanish Benito. Based on Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin Benedictus, from benedictus (“blessed; well spoken of”), from Latin benedicō. Cf. benito (“Benedictine…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Berenice
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē)), from φέρω…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E