Girls Names Beginning With A

Aeron

Welsh

Tolkien may have been inspired by this unisex name of a Celtic goddess of war. Welsh poet Dylan Thomas named his daughter the variation Aeronwy. With goddess names so hot for baby girls, this…

Aeronwen

Aeronwen is a feminine Welsh name combining 'aeron,' meaning 'fruits' or 'berries,' with 'gwen,' meaning 'white,' 'blessed,' or 'fair.' Sometimes spelled Aronwen, this traditional Welsh name…

Aeronwy

Aeronwy is a feminine Welsh name pronounced roughly as "air-ON-wee." It gained recognition as the name of Dylan Thomas's daughter, Aeronwy Thomas-Ellis, who became a poet and writer herself. The name…

Aeryn

Variation of Erin, Irish

"from the island to the west"

Spelling variation of Erin invented for a character on the science fiction TV show Farscape .

Affinity

Word name

Sympathetic new twist on a Puritan virtue name.

Afra

Arabic; Hebrew

"color of earth; dust"

Earthier version of the name of England's first female professional writer, Aphra Behn.

Africa

Place name, various meanings

Most Africas today would be named for the continent, but the name actually existed in Scotland in medieval times, where there was a Celtic queen named Affrica. Africa has also been a Spanish name for…

Agasga

Cherokee

"rain"

Traditional Cherokee choice that could work for a daughter born on a rainy day.

Agate

French, a semiprecious stone, or variation of Agatha

Though it's French, most Americans would pronounce it as the stone.

Agatha

Greek

"good woman"

Agatha until recently summoned up visions of martyred saints, mauve silk dresses, and high lace collars, but now that some dauntless excavators have begun to resurrect it, we're sure more will follow…

Agathe

French variation of Agatha, Greek

"good woman"

Agathe is a hugely popular name in contemporary France, even if it's English-speaking counterparts have not yet warmed to the usual English version, Agatha. The two-syllable French pronunciation is…

Aghavni

Armenian

"dove"

Gorgeous and definitely wearable for a Western baby girl.

Agnes

Greek

"pure, virginal"

Agnes is the Latin variation of the name Hagne, which itself derived from the Greek word hagnos , meaning "chaste." In medieval times, St. Agnes was a very popular saint, leading to its popularity as…

Ahmalia

Ahmalia is a feminine name with possible Arabic or African origins, though it may also be a variant of Amalia or Amelia. These names derive from Germanic roots meaning 'work' and connote…

Aidee

Aidee is a feminine name with multiple possible origins. It may function as a variant spelling of Aidy or Aidee, which developed as diminutive forms of names containing the 'aid' element, such as…

Aikaterine

Aikaterine is a feminine name representing the original Greek form of Katherine. It derives from the Greek 'Aikaterinē,' though its exact etymology remains debated. Some scholars connect it to the…

Ailbhe

Irish

"world, light, white; rock"

Ailbhe is a unisex Irish name that has appeared throughout Irish history, borne by a 6th-century (male) saint, and by a female warrior of Fianna, a legendary group of women warriors, led by Fionn…

Aili

Finnish and Sami variation of Helga, diminutive of Aileen, Anglicization of Eilidh

"holy, blessed; bright and shining light"

An attractive Scandinavian take on Helga, or a potential Helen nickname.

Ailis

Scottish Gaelic

"noble"

This attractive and unique Scottish form of Alice can also be found in the spelling Aileas. Like Alice, it ultimately derives from the Germanic name Adalheidis. Spelt with the fada, Ailís, it's Irish…

Ailsa

Scottish from Norse

"elf victory"

Ailsa is a traditional Scottish name for girls related to a rocky island in the Firth of Clyde called Ailsa Craig. It might make an interesting alternative to the outdated Ashley or overly popular…