King and Prince Names Starting With A

Astrophel

Literary name

"star lover"

Invented by 16th-century English poet Sir Philip Sidney for the hero of his sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella , this name is derived from the Greek elements aster "star" and philos "lover".…

Astrophil

Greek

"star lover"

Variant of Astrophel

Asuma

Japanese

"tomorrow truth"

This name can have many different meanings depending the kanji used to write it. The Naruto character Asuma Sarutobi writes his name with kanji meaning "tomorrow truth."

Aszard

Tatyana Ali used this as the middle name for her son Edward.

Ata

Arabic, Turkish

"gift, ancestor"

Although it's a traditional male name in the Middle East, Ata has a more feminine read in the US.

Atagulkalu

Cherokee

"leaning wood"

Famously borne by Atagulkalu or Attakullakulla, a Cherokee leader known to the English as Little Carpenter. The English translation reflected both his given name and slight physique. In the 18th…

Atanacio

Latin American Spanish from Greek

"immortal"

Long, lively Latinx version of Athanasius.

Atari

Israeli surname; Japanese

"son of the chemist; I'm about to win"

Atari the baby name is directly correlated with Atari the company. It joined the baby name charts in 1979 when the popular video game Space Invaders was released. It was given to small numbers of…

Atawhai

Maori

"kind and caring"

A strong-sounding name with a gentle meaning related to kindness and protection. The New Zealand Department of Conservation is called Te Papa Atawhai in Māori.

Athaliah

Hebrew

"God is exalted"

Unisex name from the Old Testament, perhaps an underused alternative to Isaiah.

Athan

Athan is a masculine name with Greek origins, often considered a shortened form of Athanasios or Jonathan. From Greek, it connects to 'athánatos,' meaning 'immortal' or 'undying.' The name carries a…

Athanasios

Greek

"immortal"

A bold choice outside its its native Greece where it would feel familiar. Athanasius is the spelling Americans are more familiar with — St. Athanasius of Alexandria is considered one of the founders…

Athanasius

Greek

"immortal"

A weighty Greek name borne by several early saints and patriarchs of Alexandria.

Atharv

Sanskrit

"knowledge"

Atharv is one of the names of Lord Ganesh of the Hindu religion, and of the eldest son of Brahma.

Atharva

Sanskrit

"priest"

Atharva is derived from Atharvaveda, the fourth Veda in the scriptures of Hinduism. The root of Atharva, atharwan , likely means "priest." Atharva is also connected to the Hindu god Ganesh.

Athelstan

Anglo-Saxon

"noble stone"

The name of the first English king, who ruled in the 10th century AD.

Athen

Athen is a concise masculine name with clear Greek connections, derived from Athens, the historic city named after Athena, goddess of wisdom and warfare. Unlike the more common feminine name Athena,…

Athenaeus

Greek

"of Athena"

The most famous bearer of this name was Athenaeus of Naucratis, a Greek rhetorician and grammarian who wrote the Deipnosophistae , which roughly translates to "Dinner Table Philosophers." There was…

Athens

Greek place name

Athens is one of the newer place names, used for both baby boys and girls. The Greek city got its name from Athena, goddess of wisdom and courage.

Aticus

Aticus is a masculine name that likely emerged as a variation of Atticus, the Roman name meaning 'from Attica' (the region around Athens, Greece). The name carries the gravitas of classical antiquity…