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6,960 names · Page 9 of 116. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Amrou

Borrowed from Arabic.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends U

Amŕt

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमृत (amṛ́ta). Distantly related to English ambrosia.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends T

Amŕtā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमृता (amṛtā). By surface analysis, अमृत (amŕt) + -आ (-ā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Amy

Anglicized form of Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), which was both a nickname and a form of the Latin name Amata (“beloved”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Amyntas

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓μῡ́ντᾱς (Ămū́ntās).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

An

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安.

Gender: neutral
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends N

Ân

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恩.

Gender: neutral
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends N

Ấn

Sino-Vietnamese word from 印.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends N

Aná

a female given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Anah.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Á

Anacleto

Borrowed from Spanish Anacleto.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends O

Anacreonte

Borrowed from Latin Anācreōntem, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Anaïs

From Ancient Greek Ἀναῗτις (Anaï̂tis), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎴𐏃𐎡𐎫 (a-n-h-i-t /⁠anahita⁠/).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Anāmikā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनामिका (anāmikā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Anand

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “joy, delight, pleasure”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Ānand

Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Ānandī

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्दिन् (ānandin). By surface analysis, आनंद (ānand) + -ई (-ī).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Anania

From Biblical Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ananias

From Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Ananya

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनन्य (ananya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ananyā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनन्या (ananyā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Anar

Borrowed from Arabic أَنَارَ (ʔanāra) or Classical Persian انار (anār). Thought to be popularized by Rəsul Rza.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Anastacia

Borrowed from English Anastacia.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Anastase

From Latin Anastasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Anastasi

Romanization of Russian Анаста́сий (Anastásij), cognate with English and Latin Anastasius, ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends I

Anastasia

From the name of a 4th-century martyr, Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”). The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Anastasijus

Borrowed from Russian Анастасий (Anastasij), derived from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios, “resurrection”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends S

Anastasio

Inherited from Latin Anastasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends O

Anastásio

Borrowed from Latin Anastasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends O

Anastasius

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends S

Anastázia

Ultimately, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Anastázie

Borrowed from Latin Anastasia, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Anastazja

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Anastazy

Learned borrowing from Latin Anastasius.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Anatol

Learned borrowing from Latin Anatolius, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends L

Anatole

From French Anatole, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, “sunrise”). Cognate with Latin Anatolius. From Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, “sunrise”). Cognate with Latin Anatolius.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Anātolī

Borrowed from Russian Анато́лий (Anatólij).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ī

Anatolijus

Borrowed from Russian Анато́лий (Anatólij), derived from Ancient Greek Ἀνατόλιος (Anatólios, “east, sunrise”). Compare Belarusian Анатоль (Anatólʹ) and Latin Anatolius.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends S

Anatólio

Borrowed from Latin Anatolius, from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends O

Andal

Borrowed from Tamil ஆண்டாள் (āṇṭāḷ).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Anders

Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Anderson

From Middle English Ander (“Andrew”) + -son, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization of Danish and Norwegian Andersen or…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Ânderson

Borrowed from English Anderson.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Andras

a male given name from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), equivalent to English Andrew

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

András

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

André

Ultimately from Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). An Old Galician-Portuguese form Andreu was displaced. Doublet of Andrei. Borrowed from French André.…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends É

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

Andreas

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Andrew. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Andrei

Borrowed from Russian Андре́й (Andréj). Doublet of André.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Andrej

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends J

Andrėjus

Ultimately derived from Old Church Slavonic Андреи (Andrei), from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Andres

Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Andrés

Borrowed from Latin Andreās, Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), compare English Andrew and Italian Andrea. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends S

Andressa

From Spanish Andreza, variant of Andreia.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Andrew

From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of André, Andreas, Andrei, and Andrey.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends W