Names that Begin with A

• Al

  Short form of Albert and other names beginning with Al.

• Ala

  Means "excellence, elevation" in Arabic.

• Ala Al-Din

  Means "excellence of religion" from Arabic ('ala) "excellence, elevation" combined with (din) "religion, faith".

• Alaba

  Means "second child after twins" in Yoruba.

• Aladdin

  Anglicized form of Ala Al-Din.

• Alaia

  Means "joyful, happy" in Basque.

• Alain

  French form of Alan.

• Alaina

  Variant of of Alana, probably influenced by Elaine.

• Alajos

  Hungarian form of Aloysius.

• Alan

  The meaning of this name is not known for certain.

• Alana

  Feminine form of Alan.

• Alani

  Alani originates in Hawaiian language and means "orange tree".

• Alanis

  Feminine form of Alan.

• Alanna

  Feminine form of Alan.

• Alannah

  Variant of Alana.

• Alannis

  Variant of Alanis.

• Alaois

  Irish form of Aloysius.

• Alaric

  From the Gothic name Alareiks which meant "ruler of all", derived from the Germanic element ala "all" combined with ric "ruler, power".

• Alasdair

  Scottish form of Alexander.

• Alastair

  Anglicized form of Alasdair.

• Alastar

  Irish form of Alexander.

• Alastríona

  Feminine form of Alastar.

• Alayna

  Variant of Alaina.

• Alazne

  Means "miracle" in Basque.

• Alba

  This name is derived from two distinct names, Alba , with distinct origins, Latin and Germanic.

• Albaer

  Limburgish form of Albert.

• Alban

  From the Roman cognomen Albanus which meant "from Alba".

• Albano

  Italian form of Albanus (see Alban).

• Albanus

  Latin form of Alban.

• Albany

  The generally accepted origin of the name Albany is that it is derived from the former name for Scotland, Alba.