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Girl names (286)

Aamu
Finnish name meaning morning · Finnish
Abalone
A sea snail with a shimmering shell lining · Rumsen
Abby
Pet form of Abigail, Hebrew for my father is joy · Hebrew
Abena
Akan day name for a girl born on Tuesday · Akan
Abigail
Hebrew name meaning my father is joy · Hebrew
Abilene
A Texas and Kansas cow town at the end of the cattle trails
Abir
Means scent or fragrance in Arabic · Arabic
Absinthe
A green anise spirit, the green fairy of Paris cafes · French
Acacia
The botanical name for the wattle
Achillea
Yarrow, named for the Greek hero Achilles · Greek
Ada
A Germanic name meaning noble, borne by Ada Lovelace
Adah
Hebrew for adornment, a wife of Esau · Hebrew
Adarna
A magical bird of Philippine legend whose song heals · Filipino
Addie
Pet form of Adelaide or Addison, noble
Adelaide
Capital of South Australia
Adele
French name meaning noble · French
Adeline
Norman form of Adelina, noble · French
Adelita
Spanish name from a Mexican revolution folk song · Spanish
Aderyn
Modern Welsh name meaning bird · Welsh
Adhara
A bright star in the Great Dog, Arabic for the virgins · Arabic
Adi
Means jewel or ornament in Hebrew · Hebrew
Adina
Means delicate or gentle in Hebrew · Hebrew
Aditi
Boundless, mother of the gods · Sanskrit
Adriatic
The blue sea between Italy and the Balkans · Latin
Adrienne
French feminine of Adrian, from Hadria · French
Adularia
The moonstone feldspar that glows blue, named after the Adula Alps · Latin
Adva
Means a small wave or ripple in Hebrew · Hebrew
Aemilia
Roman family name, the source of Emily · Latin
Afsaneh
Means legend or fable in Persian · Persian
Afsoun
Means charm or spell in Persian · Persian
Afua
Akan day name for a girl born on Friday · Akan
Agapi
Greek word for love · Greek
Agatha
Greek name meaning good, common a century ago · Greek
Agave
A spiky desert plant of Mexico · Greek
Agnes
Greek, pure · Greek
Ahana
Means dawn or first rays of the sun in Sanskrit · Sanskrit
Ahava
Means love in Hebrew · Hebrew
Ahhotep
A warrior queen of Egypt honoured for her courage · Ancient Egyptian
Ahri
A modern Korean name suggesting brightness · Korean
Ahuva
Means beloved in Hebrew · Hebrew
Ai
Means love in Japanese, short and sweet · Japanese
Aida
Ethiopian princess in Verdi's opera · Italian
Aiko
Japanese, beloved child · Japanese
Ailani
High chief · Hawaiian
Ailsa
From Ailsa Craig, the rocky island in the Firth of Clyde · Scottish
Aimee
French word for beloved · French
Aine
Irish for radiance, a goddess of summer and the sun · Irish
Aino
Heroine of the Finnish Kalevala · Finnish
Aisling
Irish word for a dream or vision · Irish
Ajda
Slovene name meaning buckwheat · Slovenian
Ajika
A spicy chilli paste from the Caucasus · Georgian
Akala
The Hawaiian wild raspberry, for a red-coated dog · Hawaiian
Akane
Japanese for madder red, also a girl's name · Japanese
Akari
Japanese name meaning light or brightness · Japanese
Akaroa
A French settled harbour village near Christchurch, New Zealand · Maori
Akemi
Bright and beautiful, a dawn name · Japanese
Akinyi
Luo name for a girl born in the morning · Luo
Akua
Akan day name for a girl born on Wednesday · Akan
Alabaster
A smooth white stone used for carving
Alainn
Irish for beautiful · Irish
Alana
An offering, an awakening · Hawaiian
Alani
Hawaiian for the orange tree · Hawaiian
Alarch
Welsh for swan · Welsh
Alaska
The biggest US state, land of glaciers, bears and huskies · Aleut · big dogs
Alba
Italian, dawn · Italian
Albena
Bulgarian name created for a famous play heroine · Bulgarian
Alberta
A western Canadian province of Rockies and prairie
Albina
A Soviet space dog who flew twice and came home both times · Russian
Alcott
Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women · English
Alcyone
Brightest star of the Pleiades cluster
Alessia
Italian feminine of Alessio, meaning defender · Italian
Alev
Means flame in Turkish · Turkish
Alexandra
Queen Alexandra, the much loved consort of Edward VII · Greek
Alexandria
The Egyptian port founded by Alexander the Great, once home to a great library · Greek
Alexandrite
A rare gem that changes colour in the light · Russian
Alfreda
Feminine of Alfred, elf counsel
Algieba
A golden double star in the mane of Leo · Arabic
Alhambra
Red walled Moorish palace in Granada, Spain · Arabic
Alhena
A bright star at the foot of Gemini · Arabic
Alice
For Alice Springs in the Red Centre
Aline
Medieval short form of Adeline, noble · French
Aliza
Means joyful in Hebrew · Hebrew
Allegra
Italian for cheerful and lively · Italian
Allegretto
Italian for fairly lively · Italian
Allie
Pet form of Alison or Alexandra
Alma
Spanish for soul · Spanish
Almas
Means diamond in Arabic · Arabic
Almaty
A city in Kazakhstan whose name is linked to the apple, which first grew wild nearby · Kazakh
Almaz
Means diamond in Amharic · Amharic
Almendra
Spanish for almond · Spanish
Alnair
The bright one, the brightest star of Grus the crane · Arabic
Aloha
Hawaiian, love, and the word for hello · Hawaiian
Alouette
French word for lark, from the old song · French
Alpenglow
The rosy light on mountain peaks at sunrise and sunset · German
Alphecca
The jewel of the Northern Crown · Arabic
Alpina
Of the mountains, the Latin feminine for alpine · Latin
Alta
Spanish and Italian, high · Spanish
Althea
Greek, healing, the mother of Meleager in myth · Greek
Alva
Swedish name meaning elf · Swedish
Alya
Means sky or loftiness in Arabic · Arabic
Alyssum
A low carpet of tiny honey scented white flowers · Greek · small dogs
Ama
Akan name for a girl born on Saturday · Akan
Amabie
A mermaid spirit of Japanese folklore said to ward off sickness · Japanese
Amabilis
Latin for lovable · Latin
Amahle
Means the beautiful ones in Zulu · Zulu
Amal
Means hope in Arabic · Arabic
Amalthea
Small reddish moon close in to Jupiter
Amande
French for almond · French
Amandine
French name meaning much loved · French
Amanirenas
The one eyed warrior queen of Kush who fought Rome · Meroitic
Amara
Everlasting, immortal · Sanskrit
Amaretto Sour
An almond liqueur and lemon cocktail
Amarna
The short-lived royal city built by Akhenaten · Ancient Egyptian
Amaryllis
Bulb that throws up huge trumpet flowers in winter · Greek
Amaterasu
Japanese sun goddess and ancestor of the emperors · Japanese
Amazonite
A green feldspar named after the Amazon · Greek
Ambasha
A sweet Ethiopian celebration bread · Amharic
Amber
Fossilised tree resin
Ambra
Italian for amber · Italian
Ambrosia
A sweet apple found growing in a Canadian orchard
Ame
Means rain in Japanese, also a word for sweets · Japanese
Amelia
Germanic amal, work, after the pilot Amelia Earhart
Amelie
French form of Amelia · French
Amethyst
The purple variety of quartz
Ametrine
A gem that is half amethyst and half citrine
Amica
Latin for friend · Latin
Amihan
The cool north east monsoon wind of the Philippines · Tagalog
Amina
Queen Amina of Zazzau, a warrior queen of the Hausa · Hausa
Amparo
Spanish name meaning shelter or protection · Spanish
Amphitrite
The Greek queen of the sea and wife of Poseidon · Greek
Amsel
German for blackbird · German
Amy
From Old French amee, beloved · French
Anais
French form of Anne · French
Anar
Hindi and Persian for pomegranate · Hindi
Anastasia
Grand duchess of imperial Russia · Russian
Anaya
Caring and watchful · Hindi
Andraste
Possibly invincible, a war goddess called on by Boudica · Celtic
Andromeda
Our nearest large neighbour galaxy
Aneira
Welsh name meaning much snow · Welsh
Anela
Hawaiian for angel · Hawaiian
Anemone
Cup shaped flower, the name means daughter of the wind · Greek
Angel
The angel on top of the tree, from Greek angelos, messenger · Greek
Angel Cake
A light, airy white sponge made with egg whites
Angela
Greek angelos, messenger · Greek
Angelfish
A bright reef fish with flowing fins
Angelica
Tall sweet herb candied for cakes · Latin
Angharad
Welsh name meaning much loved · Welsh
Angie
Pet form of Angela, messenger or angel · Greek
Angophora
The smooth barked apple gum of Australia · Greek
Anika
Grace, and a form of the goddess Durga · Sanskrit
Anise
A seed with a liquorice flavour
Anisette
A sweet aniseed liqueur · French
Anita
Spanish pet form of Ana, grace · Spanish
Anja
Nordic form of Anna · Scandinavian
Anjing
Means peaceful or quiet in Mandarin, for a calm dog · Chinese
Anjou
A plump pear, from the French Beurre d'Anjou
Ankaa
The brightest star of Phoenix, Arabic for the phoenix · Arabic
Ankara
The capital of Turkey, home of the fluffy Angora goats and cats · Turkish
Anmitsu
A Japanese dessert of jelly, fruit and sweet beans · Japanese
Anna
Greek and Latin form of Hannah, grace · Hebrew
Annabel
Scottish name meaning loving or lovable · Scottish
Annaig
Breton pet form of Anna · Breton
Annapolis
A Nova Scotia valley of apple orchards
Annapurna
A great Himalayan peak, giver of food · Sanskrit · big dogs
Annatto
A red seed used to colour cheese and rice
Anne
French form of Hannah, grace · Hebrew
Anneke
Dutch pet form of Anna · Dutch
Anneliese
German name joining Anna and Liese · German
Annie
Pet form of Anne, Hebrew for grace · Hebrew
Annie Oakley
The sharpshooter of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show
Anning
Mary Anning, the fossil hunter of Lyme Regis, whose dog Tray helped on her digs
Anouk
Dutch and French pet form of Anna · Dutch
Anthe
A tiny moon of Saturn, Greek for flowery · Greek · small dogs
Anthea
Greek for flowery, a name of the goddess Hera · Greek
Anthoula
Greek pet form of Anthi, meaning flower · Greek
Antigone
Brave heroine of Greek tragedy · Greek
Antigua
Caribbean island known for its beaches · Spanish
Antje
Frisian and Dutch pet form of Anna · Dutch
Antoinette
Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France before the revolution · French
Anuenue
Means rainbow in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Anuket
Egyptian goddess of the Nile, from a word meaning to embrace · Egyptian
Anuli
Means joy in Igbo · Igbo
Anwen
Welsh name meaning very beautiful · Welsh
Anya
Russian pet form of Anna, meaning grace · Russian
Anzu
Japanese for apricot · Japanese
Aoife
Irish, beautiful · Irish
Apia
The capital of Samoa on the island of Upolu · Samoan
Apolline
French feminine form of Apollonius · French
Appalachia
The old mountain region of the eastern United States
Apple
The orchard fruit, sweet and crisp
Aprikos
Swedish for apricot · Swedish
April
The spring month, from Latin aperire, to open · Latin
Aquamarine
A pale blue beryl named for sea water · Latin
Aquila
The eagle constellation, set on the Milky Way
Aquilina
Roman name meaning eagle like · Latin
Aquitaine
For Eleanor of Aquitaine, medieval queen · French
Ara
Korean name read as beautiful, with a sea feel · Korean
Arabella
Latin rooted name meaning yielding to prayer · Latin
Arabesque
A flowing design of curling leaves and lines
Arabica
The finer of the two main coffee species
Arachne
A weaver so skilled she was turned into the first spider · Greek
Arafura
The warm shallow sea between Australia and New Guinea
Aragon
Catherine of Aragon, the Spanish princess and first wife of Henry VIII · Spanish
Aragonite
A crystal of pearls and shells, named after Aragon in Spain · Spanish
Arancia
Italian for orange · Italian
Arandano
Spanish for blueberry · Spanish
Arcadia
Green and peaceful region of Greek myth · Greek
Archduchess
The title of the princesses of the House of Habsburg · German
Ardith
Perhaps Hebrew for flowering field · Hebrew
Areia
Portuguese for sand · Portuguese
Arequipa
The white city of Peru, built from pale volcanic stone · Spanish
Arethusa
A nymph who became a fresh water spring · Greek
Areum
Korean for beauty · Korean
Aria
Italian, a song for a single voice · Italian
Ariadne
Greek princess whose thread led the way out of the maze · Greek
Arianna
Italian form of Ariadne · Italian
Arianrhod
Probably silver wheel, a goddess of the stars in the Mabinogi · Welsh
Ariel
Hebrew, lion of God
Arij
Means fragrance in Arabic · Arabic
Arizona
A US desert state, home of the Grand Canyon and tall saguaro cactus
Arles
A Provence town in France where Van Gogh painted sunflowers and starry nights · French
Arneis
A white grape from Piedmont, meaning little rascal · Italian
Arnica
A yellow mountain daisy used in soothing balms
Aroha
Te reo Maori for love and compassion · Maori
Arsinoe
The name of several queens of Ptolemaic Egypt · Greek
Artemis
Greek goddess of the hunt and of hounds · Greek
Artemisia
A silvery herb named after the Greek huntress Artemis · Greek
Aruba
Dry sunny island off the coast of Venezuela
Arusha
A Tanzanian city at the foot of Mount Meru, gateway to safari parks · Swahili
Arwen
Welsh name meaning fair and noble · Welsh
Arya
Sanskrit, noble
Asal
Means honey in Persian · Persian
Asali
Swahili for honey · Swahili
Ascella
A star in Sagittarius, Latin for armpit · Latin
Asena
The grey she wolf of Turkic legend · Turkish
Asha
Sanskrit, hope · Sanskrit
Ashe
A frost archer of modern team shooters
Aslaug
Old Norse name of a legendary shield maiden · Old Norse
Asmara
The capital of Eritrea, famous for its art deco buildings · Tigrinya
Assisi
An Italian hill town, home of the saint who loved all animals · Italian
Astarte
A Phoenician goddess of love and the evening star · Phoenician
Asteria
Greek for starry, a Titan goddess of falling stars · Greek
Astilbe
A shade plant with feathery plumes of pink and white · Greek
Astra
Latin, stars · Latin
Astraea
Greek goddess of the stars and of justice · Greek
Astrantia
Masterwort, a starry pincushion flower · Latin
Astrid
Norse, divinely beautiful · Norse
Asubuhi
Means morning in Swahili, for an early riser · Swahili
Atacama
The high desert of Chile, one of the driest places on Earth · Spanish
Atalanta
The swift running huntress of Greek legend
Athabasca
A river, lake and glacier in Alberta · Cree
Athena
Greek goddess of wisdom and strategy · Greek
Atlanta
The capital of Georgia, known for peaches and southern charm
Atlantis
The legendary island that sank beneath the sea · Greek
Atria
The brightest star of the Southern Triangle
Aubergine
The glossy purple eggplant · French
Auburn
A reddish brown hair colour
Audrey
Old English name meaning noble strength · English
Augusta
Latin for venerable, a title of Roman empresses · Latin
Aura
The feeling around a person, from the Greek for breeze
Aurelia
Latin, from aureus, golden · Latin
Aurelie
French name meaning golden · French
Aureolin
A bright golden yellow pigment, from the Latin for golden · Latin
Aurora
Latin, dawn
Aurore
French for dawn · French
Austeja
From Lithuanian for to weave, the goddess of bees · Lithuanian
Autumn
The season between summer and winter, from the Latin
Ava
Germanic Aveza, or from Latin avis meaning bird
Avani
Sanskrit for the earth · Sanskrit
Aveline
Old French name from a Germanic root, soft and woodland sounding · French
Avellana
Spanish for hazelnut · Spanish
Aventurine
A sparkling green quartz · French
Aviation
A pale violet gin cocktail
Avis
Latin for bird, from a Germanic name meaning refuge in war · Latin
Awa
Te reo Maori for river · Maori
Awel
Welsh for breeze · Welsh
Ayala
Means doe in Hebrew · Hebrew
Ayame
Japanese for iris, the flower · Japanese
Ayelet
Means gazelle or doe in Hebrew · Hebrew
Ayibe
A soft crumbly Ethiopian cheese · Amharic
Ayla
Turkish for halo of moonlight, Hebrew for oak tree · Turkish
Ayva
Turkish for quince · Turkish
Azalea
A shrub that flowers in spring
Azucar
Spanish for sugar · Spanish
Azuki
The small red bean used in Japanese sweets · Japanese · small dogs
Azzurra
Italian for sky blue · Italian

Boy names (265)

Aarav
Peaceful, a calm sound · Sanskrit
Aaron
Brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel · Hebrew
Abaqer
Means greyhound, a dog of the ruler Intef II · Ancient Egyptian
Abbot
The head of a monastery, from the Aramaic abba, father · Aramaic
Abe
Short form of Abraham, father of many · Hebrew
Abebe
Means flower or to blossom in Amharic · Amharic
Abel
Hebrew name meaning breath · Hebrew
Abner
Hebrew for my father is light · Hebrew
Abraham
Hebrew, read as father of many · Hebrew
Abrego
Spanish name for the warm south west wind · Spanish
Abricot
French for apricot · French
Abutiu
A royal guard dog buried with honour at Giza over 4,000 years ago · Ancient Egyptian
Acapulco
A Mexican beach resort known for cliff divers · Nahuatl
Ace
The highest card in a pack, also one who excels
Achille
French form of Achilles · French
Achilles
Greatest of the Greek warriors at Troy · Greek
Aconcagua
The highest mountain in the Americas, in the Andes of Argentina · Quechua · big dogs
Acrux
The brightest star of the Southern Cross · Latin
Adair
Scottish name meaning ford by the oak · Scottish
Adam
Hebrew for man, possibly linked to a word for red · Hebrew
Adham
Means dark or black in Arabic, for a black dog · Arabic
Adir
Means majestic or mighty in Hebrew · Hebrew
Adirondack
The Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York · Mohawk
Adler
German word for eagle · German
Admiral
The senior officer of a fleet · big dogs
Adobo
Meat braised in vinegar, soy and garlic, a Filipino favourite · Filipino
Adrien
French form of Adrian, from the Roman name meaning from Hadria · French
Advocaat
A creamy Dutch egg liqueur · Dutch
Aegir
Norse giant who rules the ocean · Norse
Aeneas
The Trojan hero who sailed to Italy and founded the Roman line · Latin
Aengus
The Irish god of love and youth, who turned into a swan · Irish
Aeolus
Greek keeper of the winds · Greek
Aesop
Ancient Greek teller of animal fables · Greek
Aethelred
Aethelred the Unready, an Anglo Saxon king · Old English
Aether
The Greek spirit of the bright upper air · Greek
Aetos
Greek word for eagle · Greek
Affogato
Ice cream drowned in hot espresso · Italian
Afonso
Portuguese form of Alfonso, the name of the first king of Portugal · Portuguese
Agamemnon
Greek commander at Troy in the Iliad · Greek · big dogs
Agapanthus
The lily of the Nile, with globes of blue flowers · Greek
Agnus
Latin for lamb · Latin
Agung
Means grand or great in Indonesian · Indonesian · big dogs
Ah Fook
A Cantonese style name meaning good luck · Cantonese
Ahab
Obsessed whaling captain in Moby Dick · Hebrew · big dogs
Ahma
Finnish for wolverine · Finnish
Ahmes
An Egyptian scribe who copied a famous maths papyrus · Ancient Egyptian
Ahmose
Pharaoh who founded the 18th dynasty, meaning born of the moon god · Egyptian
Ahti
The Finnish god of the sea, rivers and fishing · Finnish
Aidan
Irish, little fire · Irish
Aiden
Irish Aodhan, little fire · Irish
Ailean
Scottish Gaelic form of Alan · Scottish
Ajax
Towering Greek warrior of the Trojan war · Greek · big dogs
Akash
Hindi for the sky · Hindi
Akbar
Mughal emperor who ruled much of India · Persian · big dogs
Akhenaten
Pharaoh who made the sun disc Aten the centre of worship · Egyptian
Aksel
Danish name meaning father of peace · Danish
Alain
French form of Alan, an old Breton name possibly meaning little rock · French
Alakai
Means leader or guide in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Alamo
The old mission in San Antonio, Texas, famous for its 1836 siege · Spanish
Alasdair
Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander, meaning defending men · Scottish
Albarino
A fresh white grape from Galicia · Spanish
Albert
Germanic name meaning noble and bright · German
Alberto
Italian form of Albert, meaning noble and bright · Italian
Albie
Pet form of Albert, Germanic for noble and bright
Albireo
A gold and blue double star at the head of the swan · Arabic
Alborz
A mountain range in northern Iran · Persian · big dogs
Albus
Latin for white · Latin
Alcor
Faint companion star beside Mizar · small dogs
Aldebaran
Orange star that marks the eye of Taurus
Alden
Old English Ealdwine, old friend
Alder
A tree that grows beside water
Alderman
A senior member of a town council
Aldo
Germanic for old, an Italian favourite · Italian
Aled
Welsh river in Denbighshire · Welsh
Aleixo
Portuguese form of Alexius, meaning defender · Portuguese
Alejandro
Spanish form of Alexander, defender of people · Spanish
Alessio
Italian form of Alexis, meaning defender · Italian
Alexander
Greek Alexandros, defender of the people · Greek
Alexanders
An old herb once grown in monastery gardens
Alexei
The young Tsarevich of Russia, whose spaniel Joy was always by his side · Russian
Alf
Old Norse for elf, a legendary king and suitor in Norse saga · Old Norse
Alfajor
A sandwich biscuit filled with caramel · Spanish
Alfalfa
A grass grown for hay, and the cowlicked boy of Our Gang
Alfie
Short for Alfred, a British favourite
Alfonso
Spanish, Visigothic for noble and ready · Spanish
Alfred
Old English, wise counsel
Alfredo
Italian and Spanish form of Alfred, elf counsel · Italian
Algonquin
A huge park of lakes and moose in Ontario
Ali
After Muhammad Ali, three time world heavyweight boxing champion · big dogs
Alioth
The brightest star of the Big Dipper · Arabic
Alistair
Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander, defender of the people · Scottish
Alkaid
The star at the end of the Big Dipper's handle · Arabic
Alley Oop
A lob pass caught and slammed in mid air in basketball
Almach
A beautiful gold and blue double star in Andromeda · Arabic
Alnitak
Star at the eastern end of Orion's belt
Alnwick
A Northumberland town with a grand castle and gardens
Alon
Means oak tree in Hebrew · Hebrew
Alonso
Spanish form of Alfonso, meaning noble and ready · Spanish
Alonzo
Spanish name meaning noble and ready · Spanish
Aloysius
Latinised form of Aloys, a form of Louis, famous warrior · Latin
Alpha
The first letter of the Greek alphabet, for a natural leader · Greek
Alphard
The lonely one, the only bright star in Hydra · Arabic
Alpheratz
The brightest star of Andromeda · Arabic
Alphonse
French form of Alfonso, noble and ready · French
Alpin
Name of early Scottish kings, possibly from a Pictish word for white · Scottish
Altair
Bright star in the eagle constellation
Alton
English place name, old town
Alun
Welsh form of Alan, also two Welsh rivers · Welsh
Alvar
Swedish name meaning elf warrior · Swedish
Alvarinho
A crisp white grape of northern Portugal · Portuguese
Alvin
Old English name meaning noble friend · English
Alvis
Old Norse for all wise, a clever dwarf who tried to marry the daughter of Thor · Old Norse
Alyosha
Russian pet form of Aleksey · Russian
Aman
Means peace and security in Hindi · Hindi
Amaretto
An Italian almond flavoured liqueur · Italian
Amarillo
The Texas Panhandle city, Spanish for yellow · Spanish
Amarok
A giant lone wolf of Inuit legend · Inuit · big dogs
Amarone
A rich red wine made from dried grapes · Italian
Amaru
Mythical serpent of the Andes · Quechua
Ambrose
Greek name meaning immortal · Greek
Amedeo
Italian form of Amadeus, meaning loves God · Italian
Amenhotep
Pharaoh name meaning Amun is satisfied · Egyptian
Americano
Espresso lengthened with hot water · Italian
Amicus
Latin for friend · Latin
Amir
Arabic for prince or commander · Arabic
Ammon
The Greek form of Amun, the hidden one, a great Egyptian god · Egyptian
Amontillado
An amber sherry, famous from the Poe story · Spanish
Amos
Hebrew for carried, an Old Testament prophet · Hebrew
Ampere
Andre Marie Ampere, the French physicist behind the amp · French
Amrit
The nectar of immortality · Sanskrit
Amun
Hidden creator god of ancient Egypt · Egyptian
Amundsen
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, with a team of sled dogs · Norwegian
Anand
Bliss, pure happiness · Sanskrit
Anansi
West African spider who outwits everyone in folk tales · Ghanaian · small dogs
Anatole
French form of Anatolius, meaning sunrise · French
Anax
An ancient Greek word for a high king · Greek
Ancho
Dried poblano chilli, mild and raisin sweet · Spanish
Anchor
The heavy hook that holds a ship in place · big dogs
Andaman
A tropical sea off Thailand and Myanmar
Anders
Scandinavian form of Andrew · Scandinavian
Andre
French form of Andrew, manly and brave · French
Andrei
Prince Bolkonsky in Tolstoy's War and Peace · Russian
Andres
Spanish form of Andrew · Spanish
Andrew
Greek for manly, one of the twelve apostles · Greek
Andy
Pet form of Andrew, Greek for manly and brave · Greek
Angelo
Italian for angel · Italian
Angkor
Vast temple complex in the forests of Cambodia
Angus
Scottish Gaelic, one strength
Anis
Means friendly or a friend in Arabic · Arabic
Antares
Red giant star at the heart of Scorpius
Anthony
Roman family name Antonius, after Saint Anthony · Latin
Antis
Alsatian who flew RAF bombing missions with a Czech airman
Antler
The branching bony horn of a deer or elk
Antoine
French form of Anthony · French
Anton
German form of Anthony · German
Antonio
Classic Italian name from the Roman family Antonius · Italian
Antrim
A county of Northern Ireland, home of the Giant's Causeway
Anubis
Jackal headed Egyptian god of the dead · Egyptian · big dogs
Anvil
The heavy iron block a blacksmith hammers on · big dogs
Aodh
Old Irish for fire, borne by many heroes of Irish legend · Irish
Aoraki
The highest mountain in New Zealand, also called Mount Cook · Maori · big dogs
Apex
The very top of something
Apis
The sacred bull of ancient Egypt · Egyptian · big dogs
Apollo
Greek god of light, music and prophecy · Greek · big dogs
Applejack
An American apple brandy
Aquarius
The water bearer constellation of the zodiac · Latin
Aralez
Winged dog spirits of Armenian myth who heal wounded heroes by licking them · Armenian
Aramis
The graceful, scholarly musketeer
Arapaho
The Arapaho peaks of the Colorado Front Range · Arapaho
Ararat
The mountain where the ark is said to have landed · big dogs
Arash
A legendary Persian archer, a hero of Iranian myth · Persian
Arashi
The Japanese word for storm · Japanese
Arawn
Welsh lord of the otherworld · Welsh
Arbol
The thin fiery chile de arbol, meaning tree chilli · Mexican Spanish
Archduke
The title of the princes of the House of Habsburg · German
Archer
One who shoots with a bow, from the Latin arcus
Archibald
Germanic for genuine and bold, a Scottish favourite · Scottish
Archie
Short for Archibald
Archimedes
Ancient Greek inventor and mathematician · Greek
Arcimboldo
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who painted faces made of fruit and vegetables · Italian
Arctos
Greek for bear, the root of the word Arctic · Greek · big dogs
Arcturus
Orange giant star in the herdsman constellation
Ardan
Scottish name meaning high aspiration · Scottish
Ardor
Latin for blaze or burning zeal · Latin
Ares
Greek god of war · Greek
Argent
The heraldic word for silver, from the Latin argentum · French
Argento
Italian for silver · Italian
Argo
The ship of Jason and the Argonauts in Greek myth · Greek
Argon
A calm, inert gas, from the Greek for idle
Argos
Loyal old dog who waited years for Odysseus · Greek
Argus
The hundred eyed giant who never slept, the perfect watchdog · Greek · big dogs
Argyll
A Scottish region of sea lochs and islands
Ari
Greek short form of Aristotle or Ariston · Greek
Arieh
Means lion in Hebrew · Hebrew · big dogs
Aries
The ram constellation of the zodiac · Latin
Arion
A planet named after a poet rescued by dolphins in Greek myth · Greek
Aris
Greek pet form of Aristeidis, meaning best · Greek
Aristide
French form of Aristides, from the Greek for best · French
Aristotle
Ancient Greek philosopher and naturalist · Greek
Arjun
Sanskrit, bright or shining · Sanskrit
Arktos
Greek word for bear · Greek · big dogs
Arlo
English place name meaning fortified hill · English
Armagnac
An old French brandy from Gascony · French
Arman
Means wish or hope in Persian · Persian
Armand
French name meaning bold soldier · French
Armin
German name from Arminius, a chieftain of ancient Germania · German
Armstrong
First person to walk on the Moon
Arne
Norse name meaning eagle · Norse
Arnhem
A vast wild region in the Top End of the Northern Territory
Arnie
Pet form of Arnold, Germanic for eagle power
Arno
River running through Florence and Pisa · Italian
Arnold
Germanic name meaning eagle ruler · German
Arp
Jean Arp, the artist of smooth, rounded shapes · French · small dogs
Arrowsmith
Mount Arrowsmith, a craggy peak of Canterbury
Arrowtown
A gold rush village near Queenstown, New Zealand
Arroyo
A dry creek bed that fills with water after rain · Spanish
Arthur
A name of Celtic roots carried by the legendary king
Artie
Pet form of Arthur, possibly Celtic for bear · Welsh
Arturo
Italian form of Arthur · Italian
Arun
The reddish glow of dawn · Sanskrit
Arvid
Old Norse name meaning eagle tree · Old Norse
Asa
Hebrew for healer, a king of Judah · Hebrew
Asad
Means lion in Arabic · Arabic · big dogs
Ascot
A Berkshire racecourse famous for hats and royal racing
Asger
Danish name meaning spear of the gods · Danish
Ash
A tree, and the grey dust left by fire
Asher
Hebrew for happy or blessed · Hebrew
Ashoka
Indian emperor who spread Buddhism · Sanskrit
Ashton
English place name, ash tree town
Asiago
A mild Italian cow's milk cheese · Italian
Aslan
Means lion in Turkish · Turkish · big dogs
Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine, the Matterhorn of the Canadian Rockies · Ojibwe
Astor
Occitan for hawk · French
Astro
Greek, star
Aten
The sun disc of Egypt, raised above all gods by Akhenaten · Egyptian
Ates
Means fire in Turkish · Turkish
Athelstan
The first king of all England, crowned in 925 · Old English
Athos
The noble eldest of the Three Musketeers
Atlas
The titan who holds up the sky · Greek · big dogs
Atticus
The country lawyer of To Kill a Mockingbird
Attila
King of the Huns in the 5th century · big dogs
Atum
Egyptian creator god, whose name means completion · Egyptian
Audax
Latin for bold and daring · Latin
Audubon
John James Audubon, the painter of The Birds of America
Augie
Golden retriever who held five tennis balls in his mouth
August
Latin name meaning great or venerable · Latin
Augustine
Latin Augustinus, venerable, after Saint Augustine · Latin
Augustus
The first emperor of Rome · Latin · big dogs
Aurelio
Italian name from Latin aureus, golden · Italian
Aurelius
For Marcus Aurelius, philosopher emperor of Rome · Latin
Auriga
The charioteer constellation
Austin
Capital of Texas
Avalanche
A mass of snow sliding off a mountain · big dogs
Avicenna
Ibn Sina, the Persian physician and philosopher · Persian
Avior
A bright star of the southern sky in Carina
Avogadro
Amedeo Avogadro, the Italian scientist of Avogadro's number · Italian
Axel
Scandinavian name meaning father of peace · Scandinavian
Ayal
Means stag in Hebrew · Hebrew
Ayaz
Means frost or a chilly clear night in Turkish · Turkish
Ayi
Means bear in Turkish, for a big fluffy dog · Turkish · big dogs
Azabache
Spanish for jet black · Spanish
Azad
Means free in Persian · Persian
Azizi
Means precious or beloved in Swahili · Swahili
Azor
A traditional Polish given name for a dog, also the Spanish word for goshawk · Polish
Azulejo
The painted blue and white tiles found all over Portugal · Portuguese

Names for either (145)

Aam
Hindi for mango · Hindi
Aardvark
An African burrowing animal, Afrikaans for earth pig · Afrikaans
Abracadabra
The classic magic word
Abseil
To lower yourself down a cliff on a rope · German
Abydos
One of the oldest sacred cities of ancient Egypt · Ancient Egyptian
Accordion
The squeezebox instrument with bellows and buttons
Accra
The seaside capital of Ghana, known for music and lively markets · Ghanaian
Achernar
A bright blue star at the end of the river Eridanus, Arabic for river's end · Arabic
Achill
Ireland's largest island, off County Mayo
Achim
Means morning in Korean, for an early riser · Korean
Acorn
The seed an oak tree grows from · small dogs
Acropolis
The rocky citadel above Athens, crowned by the Parthenon · Greek
Adagio
Musical direction meaning slow and graceful · Italian
Advent
The four weeks of waiting before Christmas, from Latin adventus, arrival · Latin
Aegean
The blue sea scattered with Greek islands · Greek
Aegiya
A Korean word for baby, used with affection · Korean · small dogs
Aeron
Welsh name meaning berry · Welsh
Afon
Welsh name meaning river · Welsh
Agam
Means lake in Hebrew · Hebrew
Agate
A banded form of chalcedony
Agitato
Italian for agitated, for a dog who cannot sit still · Italian
Agra
Indian city, home of the Taj Mahal · Hindi
Ahi
Hawaiian for the yellowfin tuna, also fire · Hawaiian
Ahoj
Czech and Slovak for hello · Czech
Ailbhe
Irish name meaning white or bright · Irish
Ajwain
Tiny Indian seed with a strong thyme flavour · Hindi
Akabeko
The red cow of Aizu folklore, now a lucky nodding toy · Japanese
Akamai
Hawaiian for clever and quick witted · Hawaiian
Akela
Hawaiian for noble · Hawaiian
Aki
Means autumn in Japanese, for a russet or golden dog · Japanese
Akira
Japanese, bright · Japanese
Albany
The oldest town in Western Australia, on a whale watching harbour
Albatross
The great wanderer of the southern seas · big dogs
Alchemist
An early chemist who tried to turn lead into gold
Ale
A beer brewed without hops, from the Old English ealu
Aleppo
A sweet warm chilli from Syria · Arabic
Alex
Greek name meaning defender of the people · Greek
Alexis
Greek, helper or defender · Greek
Allegro
Musical direction meaning brisk and lively · Italian
Allsorts
Liquorice allsorts, colourful layered sweets
Allspice
Berry that tastes of clove, cinnamon and nutmeg at once · Jamaican
Almog
Means coral in Hebrew · Hebrew
Almond
The oval nut, warm and pale brown
Alnilam
The middle star of Orion's Belt, Arabic for string of pearls · Arabic
Aloe
A succulent whose sap soothes burns
Alohi
Shining, brilliant · Hawaiian
Aloo
Hindi for potato · Hindi
Alp
A high mountain pasture and peak
Alpaca
A fluffy South American relative of the llama · Aymara
Alpine
Of the high mountains
Alps
The great mountain range of central Europe · big dogs
Altai
A remote mountain range of central Asia
Altin
Means gold in Turkish · Turkish
Amalfi
Cliffside town on the coast of southern Italy · Italian
Amanatto
Sugar coated simmered beans, a classic Japanese sweet · Japanese · small dogs
Amani
Swahili for peace · Swahili
Amazake
Sweet Japanese rice drink served warm · Japanese
Amigo
Spanish, friend · Spanish
Amit
Means friend in Hebrew · Hebrew
Ammolite
An iridescent gem made from fossil shell · Greek
Amor
Latin for love, another name for Cupid · Latin
Amore
Italian, love · Italian
Amoroso
Italian for lovingly · Italian
Amour
French for love · French
An
Chinese for peace and quiet · Chinese
Anbar
Means ambergris, a rare perfume, in Arabic · Arabic
Anbu
Means love and affection in Tamil · Tamil
Anchovy
A small salty fish, for a little dog with lots of flavour · small dogs
Andante
Musical direction meaning at a walking pace · Italian
Andes
The long mountain chain of South America · big dogs
Ange
French for angel · French
Angin
Means wind in Indonesian and Malay, for a swift dog · Indonesian
Angler
Someone who fishes with a rod and line
Anglesey
The island off the north west coast of Wales · Welsh
Anhinga
The snakebird, a water bird with a long thin neck · Tupi
Ankh
The Egyptian symbol of life · Egyptian
Anko
Sweet red bean paste, the heart of many Japanese sweets · Japanese · small dogs
Anpan
A soft sweet roll filled with red bean paste · Japanese · small dogs
Anthem
A rousing song of celebration · English
Antibes
An old walled town on the French Riviera, full of yachts and Picasso history · French
Aouli
Means blue sky in Hawaiian · Hawaiian
Apatite
A blue green crystal named from the Greek for deceit · Greek
Api
Means fire in Indonesian and Malay · Indonesian
Apogee
The far point of an orbit
Apothecary
An old word for a chemist who made medicines
Appaloosa
A spotted horse breed, the name usually linked to the Palouse country · big dogs
Apricot
Small golden stone fruit related to the plum
Apus
The bird of paradise constellation · Greek
Aqua
Latin for water · Latin
Aran
Islands off the west coast of Ireland · Irish
Arancini
Fried rice balls from Sicily, their name means little oranges · Italian · small dogs
Arbor
Latin for tree, also a shaded garden walk · Latin
Arbutus
The strawberry tree, with red fruit and peeling bark · Latin
Arcade
A covered walkway, later a hall of games machines
Arctic
The frozen region around the North Pole · Greek
Arcus
A low arched shelf cloud at the front of a storm · Latin
Arete
A thin sharp ridge between two valleys · French
Argyle
The diamond pattern on knitted socks and jumpers, from Scotland
Armadillo
A small armoured animal, Spanish for little armoured one · Spanish · small dogs
Arpeggio
A chord played one note at a time · Italian
Arran
Scottish island called Scotland in miniature · Scottish
Arrow
A swift straight shot, for a fast and focused dog
Artichoke
A thistle flower bud with a tender heart
Arvo
Aussie slang for afternoon
Asahi
Morning sun · Japanese
Asgard
Home of the gods in Norse myth · Norse · big dogs
Asheville
A North Carolina mountain town of arts and craft beer
Asparagus
A tender green spring spear
Aspen
A tree whose leaves shiver in the wind
Aspiring
Mount Aspiring, the Matterhorn of the Southern Alps
Assam
Malty black tea from north east India · Indian
Aster
Late summer daisy, the name means star · Greek
Asteri
Greek word for star · Greek
Astronomer
Someone who studies the stars
Aswan
A city on the Nile famous for its granite and dam · Ancient Egyptian
Atelier
French for an artist's studio or workshop · French
Athas
Irish for joy · Irish
Athens
Capital of Greece, named for the goddess Athena · Greek
Atole
A warm corn drink · Mexican Spanish
Atoll
A ring shaped coral island
Atom
The smallest unit of an element, from the Greek for uncuttable · small dogs
Auckland
Largest city in New Zealand
Auklet
A small diving seabird of the North Pacific · small dogs
Aurum
Latin for gold · Latin
Aussie
Short for Australian, a fond name for an Australian Shepherd or kelpie
Austen
For the novelist of Bath and Hampshire
Avalon
Harbour town on Catalina Island, also a legendary isle
Avebury
A Wiltshire village inside a great stone circle
Avery
Old English name meaning ruler of elves · English
Aviator
A pilot of an aircraft
Avignon
Walled city in the south of France · French
Aviv
Means spring, the season, in Hebrew · Hebrew
Avocado
A creamy green fruit, from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl
Avocet
A black and white wader with an upturned bill
Axiom
A starting truth in mathematics that needs no proof · Greek
Axolotl
A smiling salamander of Mexican lakes · Nahuatl · small dogs
Ayam
Means chicken in Malay and Indonesian · Malay
Ayo
Yoruba for joy · Yoruba
Ayodele
Yoruba for joy has come home · Yoruba
Ayran
Salted yoghurt drink from Turkey · Turkish
Azar
Means fire in Persian · Persian
Azores
A group of green volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic · Portuguese
Azul
Spanish for blue · Spanish
Azure
The deep clear blue of open sea
Azurite
A deep blue copper mineral · Persian

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