Names beginning with the letter A, chosen with care, sorted alphabetically.
8,571 names
8,571 names
Yoruba
Folasade Oluwabusayo Akande is a Yoruba girl’s name with a bright, dignified feel. Folasade is commonly understood as connected with honor, wealth, or nobility meeting the crown, while Oluwabusayo means “God adds to joy.”
Yoruba
Folashade is a Yoruba girl name listed by Nameberry as a variation of Sade. The provided sources do not give a confirmed literal meaning for Folashade itself.
Yoruba
Folashade is a Yoruba name commonly interpreted as “honor merits it” or “wealth is worthy of the crown.” For the full name Folashade Oluwabusayo Adelegan, the sourced meaning available here is for Folashade, a name rich with dignity, merit, and recognition.
Yoruba
Folashade Oluwatemilorun Balogun is a Yoruba name combination. The sourced meaning we can verify is Balogun, a Yoruba title and name meaning “warlord” or roughly “father at war.”
Yoruba
Folashade Oluwatemilorun Oshodi is a Yoruba girl’s name often understood as a richly faith-filled name: Folashade carries the idea of honor, wealth, or a crown giving shade, while Oluwatemilorun can be read as “God is enough for me” or “the Lord satisfies me.” Oshodi is a Yoruba family name.
Yoruba
Folashade Temitope Bankole is a Yoruba girl’s name traditionally read through its parts: Folashade is associated with honor, wealth, or a crown; Temitope suggests gratitude; Bankole is a family name often connected with home and belonging.
Yoruba
Folorunso is a Yoruba name meaning “under God’s protection.” It carries the tender idea that a child is watched over, guarded, and held by divine care.
Greek
Foteini is a Greek girl name meaning “light,” “bright,” or “bearer of light.” It comes from the Greek word for light, often given as fos or phos.
Greek
Fotini is a Greek girl name meaning “light,” “bright,” or “luminous.” It comes from Greek roots connected with phos, the word for light.
Greek
Fotis is a Greek boy name derived from phos, meaning "light." It carries the bright, hopeful sense of illumination, clarity, and a person who brings warmth into a room.
Greek
Fotis Anastasios is a Greek boy's name pairing Fotis, commonly associated with light in Greek naming tradition, with Anastasios, a Greek name associated with resurrection. Together it feels bright, spiritual, and quietly strong.
Arabic
Fouad is an Arabic masculine name meaning “heart,” with a sense of feeling, mind, and spirit. Fouad Sami reads as a warm, dignified Arabic boy’s name centered on inner life and emotional depth.
Filipino
Francesca means "French" or "free," from the Latin Franciscus. Francesca Marie Torres blends an Italian first name, a classic Marian middle name, and a Filipino surname style often shaped by Spanish naming history.
Italian
The provided source excerpts do not confirm a specific etymological meaning for Francesca Matilde. As an Italian girl’s name, it reads as a graceful two-name pairing with a polished, melodic sound.
Portuguese
Francisca is a Portuguese feminine name connected to the Franks. The available source ties the word francisca to the Franks, a people of the Early Middle Ages.
Portuguese
Francisco Xavier Cardoso is a Portuguese name with layered European roots: Francisco points to Saint Francis, Xavier comes from a Basque place name meaning “new house,” and Cardoso comes from Portuguese cardo, meaning “thistle.” Together, it feels traditional, Catholic, and unmistakably Portuguese.
Filipino
Francis Xavier is a Catholic heritage name tied most strongly to Saint Francis Xavier. Xavier comes from the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning "the new house."
Filipino
Francis Xavier Santiago is a strong Filipino Catholic name with a devotional feel, led by Francis, the papal name used by Pope Francis. As a full name, it carries a warm sense of faith, service, family identity, and quiet dignity.
English
Fraser is a Scottish surname-name with uncertain roots. It is often linked by sound and family tradition to the French word for strawberry, especially through the Fraser family arms.
Portuguese
No verified meaning for the full name Frederico Manuel Tavares was provided in the supplied source excerpts. As a Portuguese full name, it has a formal, traditional feel with a clear family-name structure.
Scandinavian
Freja is the Swedish and Danish form of Freya, meaning “lady” or “noblewoman.” It is also tied to the Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, and war.
scandinavian
Freya comes from Old Norse Freyja, meaning "Lady." The name is tied to the Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, war, and seiðr, a form of magic connected with seeing and influencing the future.
German
Frieda Malou blends a German first name with the sweet, French-linked Malou, often treated as a short form of Marie-Louise. Malou carries meanings tied to Mary, such as “beloved” and “wished-for child,” and Louise, often given as “famous female warrior.”
Russian
The supplied sources do not verify a specific meaning for Frol Mikhailovich Loginov. In form, it reads as a Russian masculine full name: given name Frol, patronymic Mikhailovich, and surname Loginov.
Japanese
Fuka is a Japanese girls' name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen by the family. Without a confirmed kanji spelling, it is safest to understand Fuka as a soft, two-syllable Japanese name rather than attach one fixed meaning to it.
Japanese
Fumiya is a Japanese masculine name associated with written works, historical records, and a feeling of calm or ease. It has a thoughtful, gentle sound with a polished Japanese style.
Nigerian
Funmilayo is a Yoruba name meaning “give me joy” or “bestow joy upon me.” In the full name Funmilayo Titilayo Ojo, Funmilayo brings a bright, grateful sound rooted in Yoruba naming tradition.
Swahili
Furaha Amani is a Swahili unisex name meaning “happiness and peace.” Furaha means “happiness” or “joy,” while Amani is associated with “peace.”
Swahili
Furaha Maua is a Swahili name meaning “joy flowers” or, more naturally, “flowers of joy.” It feels bright, gentle, and celebratory.
Swahili
Furaha Nuru is a Swahili unisex name that can be lovingly understood as “joy” paired with “light.” Nuru is specifically recorded as a Swahili name meaning “light,” with some sources also giving “born at night.”
Russian
Fyodor Petrovich Komarov is a Russian masculine full name with a classic, literary sound. The surname Komarov is linked in Russian to komar, explained in the source as “mosquito” and, in another interpretation, “firefly.”
English
Gabriel is traditionally understood as “God is great.” In English, it is strongly associated with the angel Gabriel, the divine messenger in Abrahamic religious traditions.
Filipino
Gabriel comes from the Hebrew name Gavri'el, meaning "God is my strong man." In Gabriel Alexis Flores, it gives the full name a steady, faith-rooted center with a gentle messenger feeling.
Filipino
Gabriel Andres means “God is my strength” paired with “manly” or “masculine.” Gabriel comes from Hebrew, while Andres comes from the Greek Andreas.
Latin
Gabriela Noemí is a lyrical Latin name pairing Gabriela with Noemí, a Hebrew-rooted name meaning “pleasantness,” “delight,” or “my joy.” The full name feels graceful, musical, and quietly strong.
Italian
Gabriele is the Italian form of Gabriel, from Hebrew roots meaning "God is my strength" or "God is my strong man." In Italy, it is overwhelmingly used for boys, though it can be unisex in other countries.
Italian
Gabriele Elia is an Italian masculine double name. The supplied name data does not give a confirmed literal meaning for the full pairing, but it identifies Gabriele Elia as a male name recorded in one country.
Latin
Gabriel Esteban means “God is my strength” and “crown” or “garland.” Together, it has a strong, dignified feeling: divine strength paired with honor.
Filipino
Gabriel Luis combines Hebrew and Germanic roots, usually understood as “God is my strength” and “famous warrior.” Together, it gives the name a steady, faith-filled meaning: a strong child with a brave and honorable spirit.
Portuguese
Gabriel is traditionally understood through the biblical archangel Gabriel, known as a divine messenger in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other traditions. Gabriel Simão Brito has a distinctly Portuguese feel, with a gentle first name, a classic middle name, and a surname seen in Portuguese-speaking families.
Filipino
Gabriel is traditionally understood as a Hebrew-rooted name connected with God and strength, best known through the archangel Gabriel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. Tomas is a form of Thomas, and Flores is a Spanish surname associated in the source with Spain, especially early roots in Asturias.
Portuguese
Gabriel comes from the Hebrew Gavri'el, usually understood as "God is my strong man" or "God is my strength." In the full Portuguese name Gabriel Vasco Cunha, Gabriel brings spiritual strength, Vasco adds a distinctly Portuguese historical feel, and Cunha gives it a grounded family-name finish.
Spanish
Gael means “Gaelic” or “a Gaelic-speaking person.” In Spanish, it’s usually pronounced ga-EL, giving this short Celtic name a bright, rhythmic feel.
Spanish
Gael Nicolás feels bright, thoughtful, and quietly strong. Gael is connected with the Gaels, an Insular Celtic ethnolinguistic people, while Nicolás gives the full name a classic Spanish shape.
Spanish
Gael Tomás combines Gael, a name connected with the Gaelic peoples of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, with Tomás, a Spanish given name. It feels Celtic in spirit and Spanish in sound.
French
Gaétan is a French boy name derived from Italian Gaetano, meaning "from Gaeta." Gaeta is a coastal place name in Italy, located between Rome and Naples.
Korean
Ga Eun is a Korean feminine given name whose meaning depends on the chosen Hanja. A common interpretation is “beautiful kindness” or “auspicious grace,” from 佳 meaning “good, auspicious, beautiful” and 恩 meaning “kindness, mercy, charity.”
Italian
Gaia Benedetta means “Earth, blessed.” Gaia comes from the Greek personification of the Earth, while Benedetta is the Italian feminine form traditionally understood as “blessed.”
Polish
Gaja Weronika is a Polish girl’s compound name with a gentle, bright sound. The provided sources do not give a verified meaning for either Gaja or Weronika, so its meaning is best treated with care rather than overstated.
Hebrew
Gal is a Hebrew unisex name most often understood as "wave." It is short, bright, and nature-rich, with a clean one-syllable sound.
