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952. ARJUN: Abbreviated form of Hindi Arjuna, meaning "white."

953. ARJUNA: Hindi myth name of a son of Indra, meaning "white."

954. ARKADI: Variant of Russian Arkadiy, meaning "of Arcadia."

955. ARKADIOS: Greek name meaning "of Arcadia." The place name Arcadia was derived from the word arktos, meaning "bear."

956. ARKADIUSZ: Polish form of Greek Arkadios, meaning "of Arcadia."

957. ARKADIY: Russian form of Greek Arkadios, meaning "of Arcadia."

958. ARKADY: Variant of Russian Arkadiy, meaning "of Arcadia."

959. ARKE: Yiddish form of biblical Aaron, meaning "high mountain."

960. ARKELL: English name derived ultimately from Old Norse Arnkell, meaning "eagle helmet/protection."

961. ARKHIP: Russian form of Greek Archippos, meaning "master of horses."

962. ARLEN: Celtic form of Hebrew Arles, meaning "pledge."

963. ARLIE: English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "eagle wood."

964. ARLIND: Albanian name meaning "gold."

965. ARLUIN: Variant of Old Norman Herluin, meaning "noble/warrior friend."

966. ARMAN: 

     1. Variant of German Harman, meaning "bold/hardy man."

     2. Kazakh name meaning "dream."

967. ARMAND: French form of German Harmand, meaning "bold/hardy man."

968. ARMANDO: Italian and Spanish form of German Harmand, meaning "bold/hardy man."

969. ARMAS: Finnish name meaning "beloved."

970. ARMEL: French name derived from Celtic Arthmael, meaning "stone prince."

971. ARMEN: 

     1. Armenian name meaning "from Armenia."

     2. Possibly a variant of German Armin, meaning "army man."

972. ARMEND: Albanian name meaning "golden mind."

973. ARMIN: Modern German form of Latin Arminius, meaning "army man."

974. ARMINIUS: "Army man." Latin form of German Hermann. This name was borne by the Teutonic national leader Arminius the Cheruscan, mentioned by Tacitus. 

975. ARMO: Finnish name meaning "grace."

976. ARN: Nickname for German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."

977. ARNALDO: Italian form of German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."

978. ARNAU: Catalan form of German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."

979. ARNAUD: French form of German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."

980. ARNDT: Nickname for German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."

981. ARNE:

     1. Nickname for German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."

     2. Nickname for Old Norse names beginning with the element arn, meaning "eagle." 

982. ARNIE: English nickname for German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."

983. ARNKELL: Old Norse name meaning "eagle helmet; eagle protection," from the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and helm "helmet, protection."

984. ARNOLD: "Eagle power." German name derived from the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and wald "power." 

985. ARNOST: Czech form of English Ernest, meaning "battle to the death."

986. ARNTHOR ( Arnþórr): "Eagle of Thor." Old Norse name composed of the elements arn "eagle" and the name of the god Thor.

987. ARNY: English nickname for German Arnold, meaning "eagle power."

988. AROLDO: Italian form of English Harold, meaning "army leader."

989. ÁRON: Hungarian form of Aaron, meaning "high mountain."

990. ARON: Polish form of Aaron, meaning "high mountain."

991. ARPAD (Árpád): Hungarian name meaning "seed."

992. ARRAN: English variant of Aaron, meaning "high mountain."

993. ARRATS: Basque unisex name meaning "early evening; dusk."

994. ARRIGO: Abbreviated form of Italian Amerigo, meaning "work-power."

995. ARRON: English variant of Aaron, meaning "high mountain."

996. ARRYN: English variant of Aaron, meaning "high mountain."

997. ARSEN: Armenian form of Greek Arsenios, meaning "virile."

998. ARSENI: Variant of Russian Arseniy, meaning "virile."

999. ARSENIO: Italian and Spanish form of Greek Arsenios, meaning "virile."

1000. ARSENIOS: Greek name meaning "virile."

1001. ARSENIY: Russian form of Greek Arsenios, meaning "virile."

1002. ARSHAVIR: Armenian name meaning " attack; rush; storm."

1003. ART: English nickname for Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1004. ARTAIR: Scottish form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1005. ARTAKHSHATHRA: "Righteous ruler." Old form of Persian Ardashir. This was the name of a 3rd century king who founded the Sassanian empire.

1006. ARTASHES: Variant of Armenian Artaxias, name of the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty.

1007. ARTAXERXES: "Righteous ruler." Greek biblical form of Persian Artakhshathra, name of a 3rd century king of Persia.

1008. ARTAXES: Variant of Armenian Artaxias, name of the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty.

1009. ARTAXIAD: Name of an Armenian dynasty.
1010. ARTAXIAS: Name of the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty. 

1011. ARTEMIDOROS: "Gift of Artemis." Greek name combining the name of Artemis with the word doron "gift."

1012. ARTEMISIOS: Greek name derived from the name of the Greek goddess Artemis, meaning either "safe" or "butcher."

1013. ARTHMAEL: "Stone prince." Celtic name derived from the elements art "stone" and mael "prince."

1014. ARTHUR: The name, Arthur, may have derived from Latin Artorius, a Roman family name, or from Welsh art/arth "bear" and Brythonic (Brittonic) gur "man" ("bear-man"). In early Welsh works the word art was used as a figurative synonym for "warrior." Alternatively, there is another theory that the name (ar thur) was a nom de guerre translating to "the Eagle of Thor," used in reference to British war leaders by Scandinavian enemies. 

1015. ARTIE: Pet form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1016. ARTO: Nickname for Artturi, the Finnish form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1017. ARTOUN: Armenian name meaning "awake."

1018. ARTSAN: Armenian name meaning "statue."

1019. ARTTU: Nickname for Artturi, the Finnish form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1020. ARTTURI: Finnish form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1021. ARTÚR: Hungarian form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1022. ARTUR: German form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1023. ARTURAS: Lithuanian form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1024. ARTURO: Italian and Spanish form of Arthur. The meaning is disputed; see Arthur.

1025. ARTYOM: Russian form of Greek Artemisios, a name derived from the name of the goddess Artemis, meaning either "butcher" or "safe."

1026. ARUN: "Redness of the rising sun." Hindi myth name of the charioteer of the rising sun. He is believed to be a cripple having no thighs.

1027. ARUNA: "Sun." Hindi myth name of the sun. Also considered an alternative name for Arun, the charioteer of the sun.

1028. ARVANDUS: Meaning unknown. Name of Gaul's treacherous imperial prefect, briefly mentioned in Arthurian legend. Possibly related to the name of Arthur's betrayer Morvandus, in the Chronicles of Anjou.

1029. ARVEL: Welsh name meaning "wept over."

1030. ARVID: 
      1. Anglo-Saxon name meaning "man/friend of the people."
      2. "Eagle tree." Scandinavian name derived from the elements arn "eagle" and vidhr "tree."
1031. ARVIN: Variant of Anglo-Saxon Arvid, meaning "man/friend of the people."

1032. ARVO: Finnish name meaning "benefit, worth."

1033. ARWEL: Welsh name meaning "prominent."

1034. ARYEH: Variant of Hebrew biblical Arieh, meaning "lion."

1035. ASA: Hebrew biblical name of a king of Judah, meaning "healer." 

1036. AS'AD: Arabic name meaning "luckier."

1037. ASAD: Arabic name meaning "lion."

1038. ASAF: Variant of biblical Asaph, meaning "collector."

1039. ASAPH: Name of several biblical characters in the Old Testament, meaning "collector."

1040. ASAR: Original Egyptian form of Osiris, myth name of a god of the underworld, possibly meaning "something that has been made; a product." 

1041. ASBED: Armenian name meaning "knight."

1042. ASBJORN (Ásbjörn): "Divine bear." Old Norse name composed of the elements áss "god, divinity" and björn "bear."

1043. ASBJÖRN: Swedish form of Old Norse Ásbjörn, meaning "divine bear."

1044. ASBJØRN: Norwegian form of Swedish Asbjörn, meaning "divine bear."

1045. ASCE: Old French name, derived from German Azzo, meaning "noble at birth."

1046. ASCLEPIUS: Variant of Greek Asklepios, possibly meaning "gives well-being."

1047. ASDRUBAL: Spanish form of Phoenician Hasdrubal, meaning "Ba'al helps."

1048. ASDVADZADOUR: Armenian name meaning "God-given."

1049. ASEEM: Hindi name meaning "boundless."

1050. ASEN: Bulgarian name of Cuman Turkic origin, derived from the element esen, meaning "healthy, safe, sound."

1051. ASGER: Danish name derived from Old Norse Ásgeirr, meaning "god-spear."

1052. ASGEIRR (Ásgeirr): "God-spear." Old Norse name derived from the elements áss "god" and geirr "spear."

1053. ASH: "Ash tree." Nickname for English unisex Ashley.

1054. ASHER: Hebrew biblical name of a son of Jacob, derived from the Hebrew word osher, meaning "happy."

1055. ASHLEY: "Ash-tree grove." English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of the Old English elements æsc "ash" and lēah "wood."

1056. ASHOK: Variant of Hindi Ashoka, meaning "without sorrow."

1057. ASHOKA: Hindi name meaning "without sorrow."

1058. ASHRIEL: Variant of Azrael, the name of the Angel of Death who separates the soul from the body upon death, meaning "help of God."

1059. ASHTAD: Persian name meaning "justice."

1060. ASHTON: English unisex name derived from a place name, meaning "ash tree settlement."

1061. ASIA: English unisex name derived from the continent name, itself possibly from Assyrian asu, meaning "east."

1062. ASIF: Arabic name meaning "forgiveness."

1063. ASIM: Arabic name meaning "protector."

1064. ASITA: African Taturu name meaning "God; the sun."

1065. ASKETILL (Ásketill): "Cauldron of the gods." Old Norse name composed of the elements áss "god" and ketill "cauldron."

1066. ASKLEPIADES: Greek name derived from the name of the demigod of medicine, Asklepios, possibly meaning "gives well-being."

1067. ASKLEPIOS: Greek myth name of a demigod who learned the secret of life and death from a serpent, possibly meaning "gives well-being."

1068. ASMUND (Åsmund): Norwegian name derived from Old Norse Asmundr, meaning "god protector."

1069. ASMUNDR (Ásmundr): Old Norse name meaning "god protector."

1070. ASTON: English unisex name derived from a place name meaning "east settlement."

1071. ASTOR: French and German name derived from the Occitan element astor, meaning "goshawk," itself from Latin acceptor, a variant of accipiter, meaning "hawk." The name was originally a derogatory nickname for men with hawk-like, predatory characteristics. 

1072. ASTROPHEL: English name meaning "star lover." 

1073. ATA: Turkish name meaning "ancestor."

1074. ATALLAH: Variant of Arabic Ataullah, meaning "gift of God."

1075. ATAM: Armenian form of Adam, meaning "earth."

1076. ATANAS: Bulgarian form of Latin Athanasius, meaning "immortal."

1077. ATAULLAH: Arabic name meaning "gift of God."

1078. ATEN: Variant of Egyptian Aton, meaning "solar disk."

1079. ATHAMUS: Greek myth name of the father of Phrixus, meaning "rich harvest."

1080. ATHANAS: Abbreviated form of Greek Athanasios, meaning "immortal."

1081. ATHANASE: French form of Greek Athanasios, meaning "immortal."

1082. ATHANASIOS: "Immortal." Greek name derived from the elements a "not" and thanatos "death."

1083. ATHANASIUS: Latin form of Greek Athanasios, meaning "immortal."

1084. ATHELSTAN: English variant of Anglo-Saxon Aethelstan, meaning "noble stone."

1085. ATHOL: Scottish unisex name derived from a place name of Gaelic origin, meaning "new Ireland."

1086. ATÍLIO: Portuguese form of Roman Atilius, of unknown meaning.

1087. ATILIO: Spanish form of Roman Atilius, of unknown meaning.

1088. ATILIUS: Roman family name of unknown meaning.

1089. ATLAS: Greek myth name of a Titan. As the story goes, he was punished by Zeus for siding with the Titans in their war against the Olympians, by being forced to bear the weight of the heavens and earth on his shoulders. The meaning of his name is disputed. One interesting theory suggests that Atlas did not bear the weight of the "world" on his shoulders but, instead, the "sky," and that his name meant "the one who could not withstand."

1090. ATON: "Solar disk." Egyptian myth name of the creator of the universe, a sun god represented by the sun's disk.

1091. ATREUS: Greek myth name of a king of Mycenae, meaning "fearless."

1092. ATSUSHI: Japanese name meaning "cordial; industrious."

1093. ATTICUS: Roman name meaning "from Attica."

1094. ATTILA: Hungarian name meaning "little father," from Gothic atta "father" and the diminutive suffix ila.

1095. ATTILIO: Italian form of Roman Atilius, of unknown meaning.

1096. ATTIS: "Papa." Myth name of the son of the Phrygian goddess Cybele who was driven mad by his mother's advances and castrated himself. 

1097. ATTIUS: Roman name possibly related to the name of the eunuch god Attis, meaning "Papa."

1098. AUBEN: Variant of French Aubin, meaning "from Alba."

1099. AUBERON: French name of Germanic origin. Possibly from adal "elf" and ber(n) "bear," thus "elf bear." 

1100. AUBERT: French form of English Albert, meaning "bright nobility."

1101. AUBIN: French form of English Alban, meaning "from Alba."

1102. AUBREY: English unisex name derived from a French form of the Germanic name Alberic, meaning "elf power," from alb "elf" and ric "power." Alberic was the name of a legendary sorcerer king of the elves.

1103. AUBRIE: Variant of English unisex Aubrey, meaning "elf power."

1104. AUBYN: English variant of French Aubin, meaning "from Alba."

1105. AUCAMAN: Native American Mapuche name meaning "wild condor."

1106. AUDLEY: English name derived from a place name meaning "Ealdgyth's woodland clearing."

1107. AUDO: "Wealthy." Old German name derived from the element aud, meaning "prosperity." This is the old form of German Otto.

1108. AUDRIC: French form of German Aldrick, meaning "old ruler; long time ruler."

1109. AUGUST: 

      1. English month name, meaning simply "August (the month)."

      2. German form of Roman Augustus, meaning "venerable."

1110. AUGUSTAS: Lithuanian form of Roman Augustus, meaning "venerable."

1111. AUGUSTE: French form of Roman Augustus, meaning "venerable."

1112. AUGUSTIJN: Dutch form of Roman Augustinus, meaning "venerable."

1113. AUGUSTÍN: Czech and Slovak form of Roman Augustinus, meaning "venerable."

1114. AUGUSTIN: French form of Roman Augustinus, meaning "venerable."

1115. AUGUSTINAS: Lithuanian form of Roman Augustinus, meaning "venerable."

1116. AUGUSTINE: English name derived from Roman Augustinus, meaning "venerable."

1117. AUGUSTINUS: Roman name derived from older Roman Augustus, meaning "venerable."

1118. AUGUSTO: Italian and Spanish form of Roman Augustus, meaning "venerable."

1119. AUGUSTS: Latvian form of Roman Augustus, meaning "venerable."

1120. AUGUSTUS: Ancient Roman Latin name meaning "venerable." Originally a title borne by the first Roman emperor, Octavian.

1121. AUGUSTYN: Polish form of Roman Augustinus, meaning "venerable."

1122. AUKUSTI: Finnish form of Roman Augustus, meaning "venerable."

1123. AULAY: English form of Scottish Amhlaidh, meaning "forefather's heir/descendant."

1124. AULIS: Finnish name meaning "helpful; willing."

1125. AULUS: Roman name, possibly derived from Etruscan Avile/Aule/Avle which is, unfortunately, of unknown meaning. Some sources connect it with Latin aula/olla, meaning "palace." 

1126. AURANGZEB: Hindi name of Persian origin, meaning "honoring the throne."

1127. AUREL: German and Romanian form of Roman Aurelius, meaning "golden."

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