Names that Begin with A

• Alexina

  Feminine form of Alex, or a diminutive of Alexis.

• Alexios

  Original Greek form of Alexius.

• Alexis

  From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis) , which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help".

• Alexius

  Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξιος (Alexios) , a derivative of Αλεξις (see Alexis).

• Alexus

  Variant of Alexis.

• Alf

  Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf".

• Alfarr

  Old Norse form of Alvar.

• Alfbern

  Derived from the Germanic elements alf "elf" and bern "bear".

• Alfeo

  Italian form of Alphaeus.

• Alfher

  Germanic name composed of the elements alf "elf" and hari "army, warrior" (making it a cognate of Alvar).

• Alfhild

  From the Old Norse name Alfhildr which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle".

• Alfhildr

  Old Norse form of Alfhild.

• Alfie

  Diminutive of Alfred.

• Alfio

  While Alfio is considered an Italian name, it has its origins in Greek as well as Latin, from the name Alphios and Alphius respectively.

• Alfons

  German, Dutch and Polish form of Alfonso.

• Alfonse

  Alfonse is a French variant of Alfonso.

• Alfonsina

  Italian feminine form of Alfonso.

• Alfonso

  Spanish and Italian form of a Visigothic Germanic name, probably meaning "noble and ready", from the element adal "noble" combined with funs "ready".

• Alfonz

  Slovene form of Alfonso.

• Alfr

  Old Norse form of Alf.

• Alfred

  Derived from the Old English name ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel".

• Alfréd

  Hungarian form of Alfred.

• Alfreda

  Feminine form of Alfred.

• Alfredas

  Lithuanian form of Alfred.

• Alfredo

  Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Alfred.

• Alfwin

  From the Germanic elements alfa "elf" and win "friend".

• Algar

  Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear".

• Alger

  From a surname which was derived from the given name Algar.

• Algernon

  Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from aux gernons "having a moustache", which was applied to William de Percy, a companion of William the Conqueror.

• Ali

  Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic.