Ahmose

Ahmose is an Ancient Egyptian unisex name. It appears to have become a popular name during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. The eighteenth dynasty was founded by Ahmose I and was the name of several pharoahs and queens. Ahmose means “born of Iah”, Iah meaning the Egyptian god of the moon. Origin: Ancient Egyptian Meaning:…

Aurigena

Aurigena means “born of gold”, composed of Latin aurum (gold) and the suffix -gena (born from, sprung from). This was an epithet of the Greek hero Perseus, whose mother Danaë was visited by Zeus in a shower of gold. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “born of gold” Usage: Greek mythology (never been used as a given name as…

Alaska

Alaska is the name of a U.S. state. The name comes from Aleut alaxsxaq meaning “the object toward which the action of the sea is directed”. Origin: Aleut Meaning: “the object toward which the action of the sea is directed” Usage: English (as a given name)

Alkanet

Alkanet is another name of a flowering herbaceous plant in the borage family, the Alkanna tinctoria, whose roots are used to produce a red dye. It comes from Medieval Latin alcanna < Arabic al-hinna الحناء (the henna). The origin of the word henna is unknown though it may be derived from a Persian origin. Origin:…

Aeron

Aeron is a Welsh unisex name meaning “fruits; berries” from the Welsh word aeron via Proto-Brythonic *aɨron (berries) < Proto-Celtic *agronā via a PIE root word. Aeron is also the name of a river in Wales, and the River Ayr in Scotland, derived from the name of a hypothetical Celtic goddess, Agrona, the goddess of war…

Almaz

Almaz is a given name and word that means “diamond” in various languages which derives from Persian almas الماس (diamond)via Middle Persian almās ʾlmʾs (steel; diamond). Almaz is used as a masculine name in Tatar, Kazakh, and Kyrgyz, and as a feminine name in Azerbaijani and Ethiopia. Almaz is also a Russian word meaning “diamond”, originating…

Ainsworth

Ainsworth comes from an English surname, a habitational name for someone who came from a place called Ainsworth. The name means “Ægen’s enclosure”, made up from Old English given name Ægen,a diminutive of Ægenbald (to own, possess, have + bold) or Ægenwulf (to own, possess, have + wolf); combined with worth (enclosure). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning:…

Auriga

Auriga is the name of a constellation in the northern hemisphere. Its brightest star is Capella. The name comes from Latin aurīga meaning “charioteer”, so named because it resembles one, from aurea (reins, bridle of a horse) via a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “charioteer” Usage: English (as a given name)

Alcott

Alcott comes from an English surname with two possible sources: Origin: Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Germanic Meaning: “old cottage”; a medieval diminutive of male given names beginning with Al Usage: English Variants:

Algeri

Algeri is the Italian name for Algiers, the name of the capital city of Algeria, a country in North Africa. The name comes from Arabic al-jazāʾir الْجَزَائِر meaning “the islands”, the plural form of jazīra جَزِيرَة (island; peninsula), in reference to four islands formerly off the coast but became joined to the mainland in 1535….

Aksu

Aksu is a Turkish unisex name, as well as a Turkish surname and the name of several places in Turkey. It means “white water”, made up of Turkish ak (white) < Photo-Turkic *āk (white) and su (water), also derived from a Proto-Turkic source. Aksu is also a Finnish male name which originated as a pet-form…

Adonia

Adonia was an ancient Greek festival that was celebrated by the women of Ancient Greece to mourn the death of Adonis, the consort of Aphrodite. The name comes from the name of Adonis meaning “lord” via Phoenician adon (lord) deriving from Proto-Semitic *ʾadan- (to rule, judge). Adonia can be used as a unisex name. Origin: Proto-Semitic Meaning: “lord” Usage:…

Aztec

Aztec refers to the Aztec civilization, language, or people, a Mesoamerican culture. The name means “people of Aztlan”, Aztlan being the mythical homeland of the Aztec people (who actually called themselves the Mexica; the name Aztec was used as an exonym). Although the origin of the name Aztlan is uncertain, it might be derived from…

Amit

Amit अमित is an Indian male name meaning “immeasurable, infinite, boundless” which derives from Sanskrit. Amit עָמִית is also a Hebrew unisex name meaning “friend” or “colleague Origin: Sanskrit; Hebrew Meaning: “immeasurable, finite, boundless” in Sanskrit; “friend” or “colleague” in Hebrew Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Hebrew…