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
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- ends O
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Alfonz
a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Alphonse Derived from French Alphonse.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
Alfonzo
Variant of Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alfred
From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfredo and Avery. Equivalent to elf + rede. The modern pronunciation with…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Alfréd
Derived from English Alfred.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Alfredas
Learned borrowing from Latin Alfredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from Proto-West Germanic *Albirād. Compare Latvian Alfrēds.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends S
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…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Alfredus
From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”).
- Gender
- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Alger
* As an English surname, when pronounced with a soft g, from the Middle English personal name Alger, borrowed from Old French Aug(i)er, of Germanic origin, from *Adalgari,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Algernon
From Old French als gernons (“having mustaches”), from als (contraction of a and les) + gernon, variant of grenon (“mustache”), from Vulgar Latin *granonem (“facial hair,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Ali
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. From…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Alī
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَلِی (alī), from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends Ī
Alica
Derived from English Alice.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Alice
English Alice From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Alicia
A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Alif
Borrowed from Classical Persian الف (alif), from Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends F
Aliina
Variant of Alina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Aliisa
From French Alice.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Alimi
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Alim
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Alina
Borrowed from Italian Alina, or a Latinate form of French Aline, ultimately from diminutives of the same Germanic name Adela, Adele. From a Latinate form of German Aline…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Aline
Borrowed from French Aline. Borrowed from French Aline.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Alisha
A modern spelling variant of Alicia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alison
From Middle English Alisoun, from Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), diminutive of Aliz, equivalent to English…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Alissa
Variant of Alyssa, from Alicia or from alyssum.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Álisson
Borrowed from English Alisson.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Alistair
From Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Norman Alexandre or Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends R
Alita
From Spanish Alita.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Aliyah
Ultimately from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya). Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”)
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Aliye
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عالیه, from Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Aliyu
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ali
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends U
Aliz
a female given name from French, equivalent to English Alice
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
Alíz
a female given name from French, equivalent to English Alice
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
Alizé
From French Alizé, from alizé.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends É
Allan
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan. From English Allan at the end of the 19th century. Borrowed from English Allan, Alan, probably of…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Allegra
Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Allen
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Allison
From a Middle English diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or Alice + -son. Borrowed from English Allison.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Allister
Anglicized from Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends R
Alliyah
A female given name from Hebrew borrowed from Arabic; a variant of the name Aliyah or Aaliyah.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends H
Allyson
A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Alison.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Alma
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia. From…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Almer
Rare variant of Aylmer.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Almir
From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “prince, commander”). Compare Slovene Almir, Serbo-Croatian Almir, Albanian Almir.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Almudena
Shortened from Nuestra Señora de la Almudena (“Our Lady of the Almudena”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Almudena (“citadel”), from Arabic…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alojz
Derived from German Alois.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
Ālok
Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोक (āloka).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Aloka
Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोक (āloka, “light, radiance”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Alon
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Hebrew אַלּוֹן (alon, “oak tree”). * Borrowed from Tagalog Alon; this surname is predominantly found in Bangsamoro region.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Alonso
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Alonzo
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Aloysius
Latinization of Occitan Aloys, an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Aloyzas
Learned borrowing from Latin Aloysius, from Occitan Alois, derived from French Louis, derived from Frankish *Hlūdawīg. Compare Latvian Aloizs and Polish Alojzy. Doublet of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Alpheus
From Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós, literally “whitish”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends S
Alphonse
From French Alphonse, from Spanish Alfonso, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Aþalafunsaz, from *aþalaz + *funsaz. Doublet of Alfonso. Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Alphonso
Anglicized form of Italian or Spanish Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Altagracia
From an epithet of the Virgin Mary, María de Altagracia, the patron of the Dominican Republic, from Latin alta (“high”) + gratia (“grace”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Althea
From Althaia or Althaea of Greek mythology, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía). Borrowed from English Althea.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Alton
From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Alvar
From Swedish Alvar.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Àlvar
Borrowed from Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”). Cognate to Swedish Alvar and Spanish Álvaro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R