Names starting with A

Anandbhai

uh-NUND-bye

Brother of bliss, joyful kinsman

Gujarati98% rare

Ashwatthama

ush-wut-THAH-maa

One with the voice of a horse, the immortal son of Drona in the Mahabharata

Sanskrit98% rare

Aranyani

ah-run-YAH-nee

Vedic goddess of the forest and its creatures

Sanskrit97% rare

Axika

AK-see-kaa

Imperishable, one who does not fade

Sanskrit97% rare

Girl names with A

Aaliyah

ah-LEE-yah

Exalted, sublime, the highest

Arabic38% rare

Aanya

AHN-yah

Inexhaustible, boundless; also read as a form of Anya, the grace of God

Hindi66% rare

Aarna

AAR-naa

Wave or flowing water, an epithet of Lakshmi

Aarohi

aa-ROH-hee

The ascending scale in Indian classical music

Sanskrit82% rare

Aarvi

AAR-vee

Peace, a melody of the divine

Aashika

aa-SHEE-kaa

One who is dearly loved

Sanskrit91% rare

Aashka

AASH-kaa

A blessing, a wish granted

Gujarati95% rare

Abigail

AB-ih-gayl

My father is joy

Hebrew12% rare

Adeline

AD-uh-line

Noble, nobility

French34% rare

Aditi

AH-dih-tee

Boundless, free; the Vedic mother goddess of the Adityas

Sanskrit74% rare

Advika

ud-VEE-kaa

Unique, one of a kind, from advitiya

Ahalya

ah-HUL-yah

Wife of sage Gautama, restored to life by Rama in the Ramayana

Sanskrit92% rare

Ahana

uh-HAA-naa

First light of dawn, inner radiance

Alaknanda

ah-luk-NUN-dah

Himalayan headstream of the Ganga rising at Badrinath

Alice

AL-iss

Noble, of noble kind

Old French26% rare

Amaira

uh-MY-raa

Noble, one who rules with grace

Hindi84% rare

Amara

ah-MAR-ah

Grace

Igbo39% rare

Ambika

AHM-bee-kah

Little mother, an epithet of Durga in the Devi Mahatmya

Sanskrit81% rare

Amelia

ah-MEEL-yah

Industrious, hardworking

Germanic4% rare

Ammu

UM-moo

Little mother, a term of endearment

Malayalam90% rare

Amrita

ahm-REE-tah

Immortal; the nectar of deathlessness churned from the cosmic ocean

Anagha

uh-NUH-gah

Sinless, faultless, free of demerit

Ananya

ah-NAHN-yah

Unique, without equal, matchless

Sanskrit59% rare

Anasuya

ah-nah-SOO-yah

Free from envy, wife of sage Atri and mother of Dattatreya

Anika

AH-nih-kah

Grace, brilliance; an epithet of the goddess Durga

Sanskrit56% rare

Anjali

AHN-jah-lee

Offering with both hands joined, as in the anjali mudra of greeting

Sanskrit68% rare

Annapurna

ah-nah-POOR-nah

She who is full of food, the goddess of nourishment worshipped at Kashi

Anouk

ah-NOOK

Grace

Dutch92% rare

Anshika

un-SHEE-kaa

A small portion of something greater

Anushka

uh-NOOSH-kaa

Grace, a ray of light

Sanskrit62% rare

Anvi

AAN-vee

One who follows, an epithet of the goddess of the earth

Anvika

AAN-vee-kaa

Powerful, a name of the goddess Durga

Sanskrit91% rare

Anya

AHN-yah

Grace, favour

Russian62% rare

Aoife

EE-fah

Beautiful, radiant

Irish (Gaelic)88% rare

Apala

ah-PAH-lah

Rigvedic woman seer healed by Indra, literally the unprotected one

Aparna

ah-PAR-nah

One who took no food, not even a leaf; an epithet of Parvati during her penance

Bengali85% rare

Araceli

ah-rah-SEH-lee

Altar of the sky

Spanish84% rare

Aradhya

aa-RAAD-hyaa

One who is worthy of worship

Sanskrit85% rare

Arundhati

ah-run-DAH-tee

The morning star Alcor, wife of the sage Vasishtha and symbol of marital constancy

Asha

AH-shah

Hope, wish, aspiration

Sanskrit53% rare

Astrid

AH-strid

Divinely beautiful

Old Norse66% rare

Aurora

aw-ROR-ah

Dawn

Latin18% rare

Ava

AY-vah

Bird, life, living one

Latin3% rare

Avani

ah-VAH-nee

The earth, the ground that holds everything

Sanskrit76% rare

Avni

AHV-nee

The earth, the ground that holds everything up

Sanskrit84% rare

Ayla

AY-lah

Halo of light around the moon

Turkish37% rare

Ayushi

aa-YOO-shee

One blessed with a long life

Boy names with A

Aarav

AH-rahv

Peaceful, calm; the quiet hum of a chant

Sanskrit62% rare

Aaron

AIR-un

Exalted, mountain of strength

Hebrew26% rare

Aarush

AH-roosh

First ray of the sun; calm and reddish like dawn

Aayansh

AH-yahnsh

A part of one's parents; a portion of the sun

Abel

AY-bul

Breath, vapour

Hebrew37% rare

Abhimanyu

uh-bhee-MUN-yoo

Full of heroic wrath, the son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata

Abhinandan

uh-bee-NUN-dun

Rejoicing, congratulation, from Abhinandananatha, the fourth Tirthankara

Achuthan

uh-CHOO-thun

The infallible one, an epithet of Vishnu

Malayalam94% rare

Achyut

uh-CHOO-t

The infallible one, an epithet of Vishnu meaning never fallen

Sanskrit95% rare

Aditya

ah-DIT-yah

The sun, son of the goddess Aditi

Sanskrit67% rare

Adrian

AY-dree-un

From Hadria

Latin24% rare

Advik

AHD-vik

Unique, one of a kind; from advaita, non-duality

Ahaan

uh-HAHN

Dawn, the break of day; also unstoppable

Sanskrit76% rare

Aiden

AY-den

Little fire

Irish (Gaelic)12% rare

Ajit

uh-JEET

Unconquered, from Ajitanatha, the second Tirthankara

Sanskrit62% rare

Akash

ah-KAHSH

Sky, open space, the ether element

Sanskrit76% rare

Alexander

al-eg-ZAN-der

Defender of the people

Greek7% rare

Alistair

AL-iss-tair

Defender of the people

Scottish Gaelic66% rare

Alpesh

ul-PAYSH

Lord of the small, master of little things

Gujarati94% rare

Ambar

UM-bur

Sky, the atmosphere above

Sanskrit92% rare

Ambrose

AM-brohz

Immortal

Greek79% rare

Amias

uh-MY-us

Loved

Latin92% rare

Amos

AY-mus

Carried by God

Hebrew74% rare

Ananda

ah-NAHN-dah

Bliss, joy, also the Buddha's cousin and personal attendant

Pali81% rare

Anant

uh-NUNT

Endless, without limit

Anantha

uh-NUN-thah

Endless, the cosmic serpent on whom Vishnu reclines

Kannada89% rare

Anay

uh-NAY

One without a master; an epithet of Vishnu

Sanskrit91% rare

Anbu

AHN-boo

Love, affection, tenderness

Tamil94% rare

Angad

UN-gud

Armlet or bracelet worn on the upper arm, and the vanara prince of the Ramayana

Ankit

UN-kit

Marked, inscribed with a sign of fortune

Sanskrit82% rare

Anselm

AN-selm

God's helmet

Germanic94% rare

Antariksh

un-TUH-riksh

Outer space, the region between earth and sky

Anthony

AN-thuh-nee

Beyond praise

Latin18% rare

Anuruddha

ah-noo-ROOD-hah

Compliant, unobstructed, a cousin of the Buddha noted for divine sight

Pali95% rare

Archer

AR-cher

Bowman

English38% rare

Arjan

UR-jun

Name of the fifth Sikh Guru, compiler of the Adi Granth

Punjabi82% rare

Arjun

AR-joon

Bright, silver-white; the great archer of the Mahabharata

Sanskrit54% rare

Arlo

AR-loh

Fortified hill

English45% rare

Arnav

AR-nahv

Ocean, great flowing water

Arthur

AR-thur

Bear, or bear-king

Celtic29% rare

Aryan

AR-yun

Noble, honourable; a person of refined conduct

Sanskrit56% rare

Ashish

uh-SHEESH

Blessing, a prayer for good fortune

Sanskrit80% rare

Ashoka

ah-SHOH-kah

Without sorrow, also the emperor who spread the Dhamma

Ashwin

ASH-win

Horse tamer; the Ashvins, twin Vedic physician gods

Sanskrit74% rare

Atharv

uh-THARV

The first fire priest; from the Atharva Veda

Atri

UH-tree

One who devours the three, a Saptarishi and composer of Rigvedic hymns

Atticus

AT-ih-kus

From Attica

Greek56% rare

Atul

uh-TOOL

Incomparable, without equal

Augustus

aw-GUS-tus

Great, venerable

Latin58% rare

Aurelio

ow-RAY-lee-oh

Golden

Latin (Italian)86% rare

Latin, via English22% rare

Austin

AWS-tin

Great, venerable — a contracted form of Augustine

Avyaan

uv-YAHN

Flawless, without imperfection; an epithet of Vishnu

Ayaan

ah-YAHN

Gift of God; someone with good fortune

Hindi64% rare

Unisex names with A

Aarya

AAR-yaa

Noble, worthy of respect

Sanskrit80% rare

Amandeep

uh-mun-DEEP

Lamp of peace and tranquillity

Punjabi82% rare

Amar

uh-MAR

Immortal, not subject to death

Amarjeet

uh-mur-JEET

One who has conquered immortality

Punjabi91% rare

Amrit

UM-rit

Nectar that removes death

Anand

AH-nahnd

Bliss, spiritual joy

Sanskrit73% rare

Anmol

un-MOHL

Priceless, beyond valuation

Hindi90% rare

Ansh

AHNSH

A part, a portion, a share of something greater

Sanskrit85% rare

Ashwini

ush-WIH-nee

Horse-tamer, the first lunar mansion