Starting with letter A
# | Name | Origin | Meaning | Gender | |
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2201 | Archelaus | Greek | ruler of the people. Archelaus was one of the sons of King Herod the Great, mentioned in the New Testament. Became popular again in the 19th century. | M | |
2202 | Archemorus | Greek | Son of Lycurgus. | M | |
2203 | Archenhaud | French | Bold. | M | |
2204 | Archer | English | Bow, a bowman. Derived from a surname of Latin origin borne by skilled Middle Ages archers. It has been used occasionally as a first name since the 19th century. An English surname. | M | |
2205 | Archer | French | A bowman. An English surname. | M | |
2206 | Archer | Latin | Bowman. | M | |
2207 | Archerd | Anglo-Saxon | Sacred. | M | |
2208 | Archere | English | Bowman. | M | |
2209 | Archibald | Anglo-Saxon | Bold. | M | |
2210 | Archibald | English | True and bold, valuable. Introduced from German during the Norman Conquest, Archibald replaced an Old English form of the name in use since the 7th century. | M | |
2211 | Archibald | German | From the Old German Ercanbald meaning true and bold. | M | |
2212 | Archibald | Scottish | True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk. | M | |
2213 | Archibald | Shakespearean | 'King Henry IV, Part 1' The Earl of Douglas. | M | |
2214 | Archibald | Teutonic | Holy prince. | M | |
2215 | Archibaldo | Spanish | Bold. | M | |
2216 | Archidamusa | Shakespearean | 'The Winter's Tale' Lord of Bohemia. | M | |
2217 | Archie | English | A popular diminutive of Archibald, meaning true and bold, valuable. Famous bearers: a ventriloquist's dummy in the radio programme 'Educating Archie'; a philisophical cockroach created by American writer Don Marquis. | M | |
2218 | Archie | Scottish | Diminutive of Archibald: True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk. | M | |
2219 | Archimbald | German | Bold. | M | |
2220 | Archimedes | Greek | To think about first. | M |