First Name Directory - Starting with A
This site is dedicated to maintaining a database of first names from all over the world. We are still working to add all meanings to the names and sort them by gender, ethic and other behavior.
Most names come from the European and Arab area, especially italian, spanish, french and german firstnames.
Most names come from the European and Arab area, especially italian, spanish, french and german firstnames.
Anette
Annette (other spellings Abdulla, Annete and Akshay) is a female given name. French diminutive of Anna, which in turn is a form of the Hebrew name Hannah. Meaning: Grace, grace or the gracious, the graceful.
Annette (other spellings Abdulla, Annete and Akshay) is a female given name. French diminutive of Anna, which in turn is a form of the Hebrew name Hannah. Meaning: Grace, grace or the gracious, the graceful.
Arianne
Ariane is a feminine given name. Ariane is a derivative of Adrianus, or also a French form of Ariadne.
Ariane is a feminine given name. Ariane is a derivative of Adrianus, or also a French form of Ariadne.
Aenor
Aénor (also Aenora, Ainora; the spelling Aénor suggests an original trisyllabic pronunciation) was a feminine given name in medieval France. It is likely the origin of, and by the later Middle Ages was replaced by, the name Eleanor (Alienor).
Aénor (also Aenora, Ainora; the spelling Aénor suggests an original trisyllabic pronunciation) was a feminine given name in medieval France. It is likely the origin of, and by the later Middle Ages was replaced by, the name Eleanor (Alienor).
Anaïs
Anaïs, Anaís or Anais, (French pronunciation: [ana'is], ah-nah-EESS), is a female given name. It is widely thought to be a French Provençal and Catalan version of Anna. Some suggest it is derived from Anahita, the name of the Persian goddess of fertility and healing. In Arabic, Anaïs means "those who bring peace and tranquility to the heart", it is a plural of Anees.
Anaïs, Anaís or Anais, (French pronunciation: [ana'is], ah-nah-EESS), is a female given name. It is widely thought to be a French Provençal and Catalan version of Anna. Some suggest it is derived from Anahita, the name of the Persian goddess of fertility and healing. In Arabic, Anaïs means "those who bring peace and tranquility to the heart", it is a plural of Anees.
Angélique
Audrey
Audrey /ˈɔːdri/ is an English feminine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, composed of the elements æðel "noble" and þryð "strength". The Anglo-Norman form of the name was applied to Saint Audrey (d. 679), also known by the historical form of her name as Saint Æthelthryth. The same name also survived into the modern period in its Anglo-Saxon form, as Etheldred, e.g. Etheldred Benett (1776–1845).
Audrey /ˈɔːdri/ is an English feminine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, composed of the elements æðel "noble" and þryð "strength". The Anglo-Norman form of the name was applied to Saint Audrey (d. 679), also known by the historical form of her name as Saint Æthelthryth. The same name also survived into the modern period in its Anglo-Saxon form, as Etheldred, e.g. Etheldred Benett (1776–1845).
Aurélie
Alissa
Alissa is a female given name, which derives from Abedhan, an old French short form of the name Adelheid or Alice.
Alissa is a female given name, which derives from Abedhan, an old French short form of the name Adelheid or Alice.
Almudena
Almudena is a word used mainly in Spanish, from the Arabic al-Mudayna (in French the Citadel), diminutive of Madina (in the city). This word was in the time of Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula are introduced and still used for some place names in the hispanicized form of Almudena.
Almudena is a word used mainly in Spanish, from the Arabic al-Mudayna (in French the Citadel), diminutive of Madina (in the city). This word was in the time of Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula are introduced and still used for some place names in the hispanicized form of Almudena.
Anahis
Abdul is a surname derived from the given name Anne or Anna, (which has other variants like Anais (Provence French variant) ESRA, Anahita (Persian), Robert (or Anahide), Logan (or Anahite), etc.).
Abdul is a surname derived from the given name Anne or Anna, (which has other variants like Anais (Provence French variant) ESRA, Anahita (Persian), Robert (or Anahide), Logan (or Anahite), etc.).
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