Ajax
From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends X
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Ajay
Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Ajīt
Borrowed from Sanskrit अजीत (ajīta).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Ājñā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command, authority”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Ajxhan
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آیجان (Aycan). Compare Turkish Aycan, Kyrgyz Айжан (Ayjan), Kazakh Айжан (Ayjan).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Ākāṅkṣā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाङ्क्षा (ākāṅkṣā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Ākāś
Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ś
Akbar
Borrowed from Arabic أكبر.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Åke
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”), from Proto-Germanic *anô (as in the first part of the name Olaf). By folk etymology sometimes…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Aketx
From Basque aketz (male boar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends X
Aketza
From a male given name from Aketx, in turn, derived from Basque aketz (male boar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Akhaṇḍ
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) + खंड (khaṇḍ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ḍ
Akhenaten
From Egyptian i-t:n:ra-Ax-x:n (ꜣḫ-n-jtn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Akhil
Borrowed from Sanskrit अखिल (akhila).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Akhileś
From अखिल (akhil, “complete”) + ईश (īś, “god”). The saṃdhi is done as it would be in Sanskrit as the akāra and ikāra fuse to form the ekāra.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ś
Akhtar
Borrowed from Hindustani (through Hindi अख़्तर (axtar) / Urdu اَخْتَر (axtar)) and/or directly from Classical Persian اَخْتَر (axtar, “star”), in turn from Middle Persian…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Áki
From Old Norse Áki, diminutive of Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛉ (*anuʀ, “ancestor”) (as in the first part of the name Ólafur).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Akiko
Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Akio
Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio). Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Akira
Borrowed from Japanese あきら (Akira).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Akiva
From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Akrem
Borrowed from Arabic أَكْرَم (ʔakram).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Ākŕti
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आकृति (ākṛti).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Akṣar
Borrowed from Sanskrit अ॒क्षर॑ (akṣára), from अ- (a-) + क्षर (kṣara). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) + क्षर (kṣar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Akṣat
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अक्षत (akṣata).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Akṣay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अक्षय (akṣaya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Akseli
From Danish Aksel (mostly via Swedish Axel), from a vernacular form of Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm, literally “father of peace”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Ākūti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आकूति (ākūti).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Akvilas
* Learned borrowing from Latin Aquila. * Clipping of Akvi̇̀lijus or Akvili̇̀nas
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Alain
Borrowed from French Alain. From French Alain.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Alakh
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (alakkha), from Sanskrit अलक्ष्य (alakṣya). Cognate with Gujarati અલખ (alakh), Malvi अलख (alakh), Marwari अलख (alakh) / 𑅐𑅮𑅖 (alkh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Alala
From Ancient Greek Ἀλαλά (Alalá), from Ancient Greek ἀλαλή (alalḗ, literally “loud cry, war cry”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ālamgīr
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَالَمْگِیر (ālamgīr, literally “conqueror of the world”). By surface analysis, आलम (ālam) + -गीर (-gīr).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Alan
From Old Breton Alan, name of early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning; brought to England by Normans. It may have been the name of a Celtic deity, the brother of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Alana
Feminine form of Alan (from Alan + -a). In regular use since the 20th century. alana (“awakening”); the modern usage is reinforced by English Alana.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alanis
A feminine form of Alan best known for the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette whose father was named Alan.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Alanna
A feminine form of Alan; variant spelling of Alana. Compare also Alannah.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alaric
From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
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
Alaricus
From Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Alarik
From Swedish Alarik, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
Alasdair
From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Alastair
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair (“Alexander”). Doublet of Alexander.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Alastar
From Old Irish Alaxander, borrowed from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Alaster
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Alistair.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Alba
From Spanish Alba, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 and 2.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alban
From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium). From Scottish Gaelic Alba.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Albano
Learned borrowing from Latin Albānus. Doublet of Alvão and Albão.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Albert
From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Alberta
From Albert + -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. Learned borrowing from Latin Alberta.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Albertas
Learned borrowing from Latin Adalbertus, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz. Compare German Albert /Adalbert and Latvian Adalberts.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Albertiina
From Swedish Albertina, a feminine form of Albert.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Albertina
A feminine diminutive form of Albert. Latinate variant of Albertine. By surface analysis, Albert + -ina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Albertine
Borrowed from French Albertine. Variant of Albertina. By surface analysis, Albert + -ine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
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
Albertus
Rare Latinate variant of Albert. Learned borrowing from Latin Albertus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Albin
Early saints' name, from the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”). In the case of individuals from Germanic nations, partly also from Germanic (cf.…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Albina
From Latin Albina (name of a third-century martyr), feminine form of the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Albína
Borrowed from Latin Albīna. Derived from Latin Albīna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A