"Awareness" in popular use; Sanskrit ābhāsa, "splendour, light"
Names starting with A
Baby names that start with A, with checked meanings.
643 names: 273 for girls, 350 for boys and 20 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and Steingass's Persian–English Dictionary. 24 are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Adrish ("lord of the mountains"), Anasuya ("free from envy") and Aseela ("noble, deep-rooted").
108 of 643 names
Command, instruction; Sanskrit ādeśa
The sun
The star Ardra (Tiruvathirai); from Sanskrit ārdrā
"First"; in Sanskrit also a name of the goddess Durga
Beginning, first
Just, fair; one who acts with justice
"First" or "peak" in popular use; a modern name
Good health and well-being; Arabic ʿāfiya, "soundness, safety"
Arrival, coming; also a sacred text, from Sanskrit āgama
Attraction; Sanskrit ākarṣa, "drawing towards oneself"
Musical prelude; Sanskrit ālāpa, "speech, melody"
"High, exalted, lofty"
Worker, doer; Arabic ʿāmil
Living long; also flourishing
"Flourishing, full of life"; feminine of Arabic ʿāmir
"The edge of a sari"; figuratively, a mother's shelter
"Adornment of the deity"
"Inexhaustible" or "gracious" in popular use; origin uncertain
"Peaceful" in popular use; Sanskrit ārava, "sound"
"Righteous" in popular use; Sanskrit ārita, "praised"
"Respectable, intelligent" in popular use; Arabic ʿāriḍ, "a cloud"
A wave, a stream; a river
Ascent, rising; Sanskrit āroha
Ascending, rising; in music, the rising notes of a raga
"Exalted" in popular use; the Hebrew meaning is uncertain
The aarti: lamps waved in worship before a deity
"First ray of the sun" in popular use; Sanskrit aruṣa, "reddish"
"Dawn", the first light of the sun
A modern name, usually given as "peace"
Noble, honourable; a name of Parvati
Intention, the heart's meaning; Sanskrit āśaya
"Smile" or "blessing" in popular use; Sanskrit āśī, "blessing, wish"
"Blessings"; Gujarati āśkā, taking the aarti's blessing
"Beloved" in popular use; Persian āshnā, "friend"
A modern name, usually given as "blessed, victorious"
"Faith, confidence"
"Star"; the Ardra nakshatra, Tamil atirai
"Fragrant"; from Arabic ʿiṭr, "perfume"
Fire; Persian ātish
A modern name, usually given as "first rays of the sun"
Lion; Arabic ʿabbās, "stern-faced", a name for the lion
Servant of (God); Arabic ʿabd al-, opening compound names
Servant of God
"Fragrance"; Arabic ʿabīr, a saffron perfume
"Breath, vapour", from Hebrew hebel
"Splendour, light"
Fearless; Sanskrit abhaya, "without fear"
"Fearless"
"Knowledgeable"; Sanskrit abhijña, "knowing, skilful"
Recognition, knowledge; Sanskrit abhijñāna
Noble, well-born; Sanskrit abhijāta
Complete victory; Sanskrit abhijaya
Victorious; Sanskrit abhijit, also the star Vega
Fearless; Sanskrit a-bhīka
Desire, wish; Sanskrit abhilāṣa
"Desire, wish"
"Desire to attain"
Arjuna's son in the Mahabharata; popularly "heroic"
Delight and praise; Sanskrit abhinandana, "gladdening, applauding"
New, fresh, young
Expression, acting; Sanskrit abhinaya
"Expression" through gesture, as in classical dance
"Desire, longing"; from Sanskrit abhīps-, "to wish to obtain"
"Fearless king" in popular use; Sanskrit abhirāj, "reigning everywhere"
Delightful, pleasing; Sanskrit abhirāma, also a name of Shiva
"Delightful, lovely"; the goddess of Thirukkadaiyur
Handsome, pleasing; Sanskrit abhirūpa
"Anointing, consecration"
"Cloud"; Sanskrit abhra
Rising, prosperity; Sanskrit abhyudaya, "sunrise"
Worshipper of God; Arabic ʿābid
"Worshipper"; feminine of Arabic ʿābid
"Source of joy"; popularly "father's joy"
"Her father"; from Umm Abiha, a title of Fatima
A modern Kerala Christian name with no recorded meaning
"Father of light", from Hebrew ab and ner
The aboli flower, the orange Crossandra of Maharashtra
"Father of a multitude"; father of many nations (Genesis 17:5)
The righteous, the pious; Arabic abrār
Father of Bakr (a young camel); name of the first caliph
Father of Dharr; after the companion Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
Immovable, steady; Sanskrit acala, "mountain"
"The earth"; literally "immovable"
Inconceivable, beyond thought; Sanskrit acintya
Imperishable; Sanskrit acyuta, a name of Vishnu and Krishna
"Ornament", from Hebrew Adah; also a short form of names meaning "noble"
The first man; a Quranic and biblical name
"Ideal"; Sanskrit ādarśa, a mirror and "ideal perfection"
"Son of Adam"; an English surname now used for girls
Cultured, well-mannered; Arabic adīb
"Cultured, refined"; feminine of Arabic adīb
"Just, fair" in popular use; Arabic ʿadīl, "an equal"
"Just, fair" in popular use; Arabic ʿadīl, "an equal"
"Noble", from the Germanic root adal
"Lightning"
Emperor, supreme king; Sanskrit adhirāja
Lord, master; Sanskrit adhīśa
"Steady" in popular use; Sanskrit adhṛta, a name of Vishnu
"Just, fair"; feminine of Arabic ʿādil
The first lord; a name of Shiva and the first Tirthankara
Son of Aditi, the sun; Sanskrit āditeya
Boundless, free; the Vedic mother of the gods
A modern name, usually given as "highest honour"
The sun; "son of Aditi"
Settler, dweller; from Arabic ʿ-d-n, "to abide"
"From Hadria", the Italian town that named the Adriatic Sea
"Flock of God", or "my help is God"; Hebrew ʿAdrîʾēl
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