Names Categorized "family"

Aabraham is the Finnish form of Abraham, a name of profound religious and historical significance. The name Abraham originates from the Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾAvraham), which is traditionally interpreted as meaning "father o...

Aage is a Danish masculine given name and a less common spelling of the Norwegian name Åge. It is ultimately derived from the Old Norse name Áki, which is a diminutive of names containing the element anu meaning "ancesto...

Aapo is a Finnish and Estonian given name, derived as a short form or variant of Abraham. The name Abraham itself comes from the Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾAvraham), which is traditionally interpreted as meaning "father of many"...

Abbigail is a rare nonstandard spelling variant of the name Abigail. While Abigail itself has deep biblical roots, Abbigail represents a modern, creative respelling that emerged primarily in English-speaking countries, p...

Abegail is a variant spelling of the name Abigail, a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. The name Abigail derives from the Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (ʾAviḡayil), meaning "my father is joy" or "my father is exulted," composed o...

Abelone is a Danish feminine given name, derived as a form of Apollonia. Apollonia itself is the feminine form of Apollonios, an ancient Greek personal name derived from the god Apollo. The name thus carries a rich mytho...

Abiathar is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, appearing in the Old Testament as the name of a high priest during the reign of King David. It derives from the Hebrew אֶבְיָתָר (ʾEvyaṯar), meaning "my father abounds" or "m...

Abidan is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, appearing in the Old Testament as the name of a Benjamite prince. The name means "my father has judged", derived from the Hebrew elements ʾav meaning "father" and din meaning "...

Abiel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God is my father" from the elements ʾav (father) and ʾel (God). It appears in the Old Testament as the name of the grandfather of King Saul (1 Samuel 9:1), as we...

Abigaëlle is a French variant of Abigaïl, itself the French form of Abigail. The name Abigail originates from the Hebrew ʾAviḡayil, meaning "my father is joy," derived from the roots ʾav ("father") and gil ("joy"). In th...

Abigaia is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Abigail, used in Greek translations of the Bible such as the Septuagint. The name Abigail derives from the Hebrew elements ʾav meaning "father" and gil meaning "joy", thus car...

Abigaïl is the French form of Abigail, a name of Hebrew origin. The name Abigail derives from the Hebrew ʾAviḡayil, meaning "my father is joy," composed of the elements ʾav ("father") and gil ("joy"). In the Old Testamen...

Abigail is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name ʾAviḡayil (אֲבִיגָיִל), which combines the elements ʾav meaning "father" and gil meaning "joy", thus translating to "my father is joy" or "s...

Abiha is an Arabic feminine given name meaning "her father". It originates from the affectionate kunya (nickname) Umm Abiha, meaning "the mother of her father", which was given to Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muha...

Abihail is a unisex name of Hebrew origin, found in the English Bible. It means "my father is strength," derived from the Hebrew roots אָב (ʾav) meaning "father" and חַיִל (ḥayil) meaning "strength." In the Old Testament...

Abihu is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "he is my father" (from ʾav meaning "father" and hu meaning "he"). In the Old Testament, Abihu is the second son of Aaron and his wife Elisheba, and the brother of Nadab...

Abijah is a biblical Hebrew unisex name meaning "my father is Yahweh," derived from the elements ʾav ("father") and yah (referring to the Hebrew God). In the Old Testament, it appears as the name of several characters, b...

Abimael is a biblical name of uncertain meaning, though the first element is likely Hebrew אָב (ʾav) meaning "father." In the Old Testament (specifically Genesis 10:28 and 1 Chronicles 1:22), Abimael is listed as a desce...

Abimelech is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, meaning "my father is king" from the roots ʾav ("father") and meleḵ ("king"). In the Hebrew Bible, it appears as a title or name for several Philistine kings, notably the k...

Abiram is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "my father is exalted." It appears in the Old Testament as the name of two distinct individuals. The first and most notable Abiram was a member of the Tribe of Reuben,...

Abishag is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, appearing in the Old Testament as a young woman from Shunem who served King David in his final days. The name means "my father strays" or "my father is a wanderer," derived fr...

Abishai is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "my father is a gift." It is derived from the Hebrew elements ʾav ("father") and shai ("gift"). In the Old Testament, Abishai is a prominent figure as one of King Davi...

Abital is a Hebrew name of Old Testament origin, meaning "my father is dew" from the roots אָב (ʾav) meaning "father" and טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew". In the Bible, Abital is mentioned as the fifth wife of King David in the...

Abner is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name ʾAvner (אַבְנֵר), meaning "my father is a light." It is composed of the elements ʾav ("father") and ner ("lamp, light"). In the Hebrew Bible, Abner was the cou...

EtymologyThe name Abraham originates from the Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾAvraham). Its meaning is traditionally interpreted as "father of many" or "father of a multitude," derived from a contraction of Abram (meaning "exalted fa...

Abram 1 is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "high father" — derived from the elements ʾav ("father") and rum ("to exalt, to be high"). It appears in the Old Testament as the original name of the biblical...

EtymologyAbramo is the Italian form of Abraham, a name of Hebrew origin. The root name Abraham is derived from the Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾAvraham), which is traditionally interpreted as meaning "father of many" or as a contr...

Absalom is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name ʾAvshalom (אַבְשָׁלוֹם), meaning "father is peace". It is composed of the elements ʾav ("father") and shalom ("peace"). The name is primarily known from the...

Abu is a common element in Arabic names, meaning "father of" in Arabic. It is used as a component of a kunya, a type of Arabic nickname or honorific that typically references the bearer's eldest son (e.g., Abu Bakr means...

Achaab is the Biblical Greek form of Ahab, a name of Hebrew origin meaning “uncle” (from ʾaḥ “brother” and ʾav “father”). In the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), the Hebrew name אַחְאָב (ʾAḥʾāḇ) was transliterated as Ἀχ...

Achab is the Latin form of Ahab used in some versions of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible. The name derives from the Hebrew אַחְאָב (ʼAḥʼāḇ), which combines the elements ʾaḥ meaning "brother" and ʾav meani...

'Ach'av is the Biblical Hebrew form of Ahab, a name borne by a notorious king of Israel in the Old Testament. The name is composed of two Hebrew elements: ʾaḥ meaning "brother" and ʾav meaning "father" (אָח and אָב respe...

Achinoam is the Hebrew form of the name Ahinoam, derived from the Hebrew elements ʾaḥ (brother) and naʿam (to be pleasant). It appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of two different women.Biblical FiguresIn the Old Tes...

Adaeze is a feminine name of Igbo origin, primarily used in southeastern Nigeria. The name directly translates to "eldest daughter of the king" in the Igbo language, derived from the words ada meaning 'eldest daughter' a...

Adanna is a female name of Igbo origin, traditionally used by the Igbo people from the southeastern region of Nigeria. It means "eldest daughter of the father" or "father's first daughter" in the Igbo language. The name...

Adannaya is a feminine name of Igbo origin, meaning "eldest daughter of her father." In Igbo culture, names often carry significant meaning, reflecting familial roles, circumstances of birth, or aspirations. The name Ada...

Adelma is a feminine given name used in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and literary contexts. It is the feminine form of Adelmo, which itself derives from the Old Germanic elements atto meaning "father" and helm meaning "...

Adelmo is a masculine given name used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, derived from the Germanic name Adhelm. The root elements are atto meaning "father" and helm meaning "helmet, protection," so the name carries the...

Adhelm is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, composed of the Old German elements atto meaning "father" and helm meaning "helmet, protection." The name thus conveys the sense of "fatherly protection" or "protectiv...

Åge is a Norwegian masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse Áki. Áki itself is a diminutive of names containing the element anu, meaning "ancestor." Thus, Åge carries the sense of "little ancestor" or "one associ...

Ahab is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning "uncle" from the combination of the element אָח (ʾaḥ) meaning "brother" and אָב (ʾav) meaning "father". Found in both English and Latin Bibles, Ahab is most infamously known as a...

Ahinoam is a Hebrew name found in the Old Testament, meaning "my brother is pleasant" from the Hebrew elements ʾaḥ ("brother") and naʿam ("to be pleasant"). It appears in the Bible as the name of two women: one is the wi...

Aitor is a Basque masculine given name, invented in the 19th century by writer Agosti Xaho as the name of a legendary Basque ancestral patriarch descended from the Biblical Tubal in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (1845)....

Åke is a masculine Swedish given name with deep roots in Old Norse and Germanic tradition. It is the Swedish form of Áki, an Old Norse name that itself originated as a diminutive of names containing the element anu, mean...

Áki is a masculine given name used in Faroese and Icelandic, with roots in Old Norse. It originated as a diminutive of Norse names that begin with the element anu (meaning "ancestor"), such as Ólafur or Ólavur in Faroese...

Akpan is a masculine given name of Ibibio origin, meaning "first-born son" in the Ibibio language. It is widely used among the Ibibio people of southeastern Nigeria and reflects the cultural importance of birth order in...

Alaba (Àlàbá in standard Yoruba orthography) is a unisex given name of Yoruba origin, typically bestowed upon a child born as the second child after a set of twins. In Yoruba culture, twins (ìbejì) are considered special...

Alison 2 is a Portuguese masculine name, closely related to the Brazilian variant Alisson 1. This formulation of the name traces its roots through a chain of adaptations: Alisson 1 is in turn a Brazilian variant of Allis...

Alisson is a masculine given name used in Portuguese-speaking countries, notably Brazil. It is a variant of the name Allison. While Allison has been used for both genders, Alisson has emerged as a distinctly masculine fo...

Amane is a Basque feminine name derived from the Basque word ama meaning "mother". It was coined by the Basque writer and nationalist Sabino Arana as the Basque equivalent of the rare Spanish devotional name Maternidad,...

Ammiel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, appearing in the Hebrew Bible. The name is composed of two elements: עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation, kinsman" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God", giving it the meaning "God...

Antigone is a female given name of Greek origin, famously borne in classical mythology and literature. The name is derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and γονή (gone) meaning "birth, offsp...

Antigonos is the Ancient Greek form of the name Antigonus, derived from the Greek elements ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and γόνος (gonos) meaning "offspring, race, stock." Thus, the name carries conno...

Antigonus is a male given name of Ancient Greek origin. It is the Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀντίγονος (Antigonos), composed of the elements ἀντί (anti), meaning "against, compared to, like," and γόνος (gonos), mea...

Antipater is an Ancient Greek name, the Latinized form of Antipatros (Ἀντίπατρος). It derives from the Greek elements anti (ἀντί) meaning “against, compared to, like” and pater (πατήρ) meaning “father” (genitive πατρός),...

Antipatros is the Ancient Greek form of Antipater. The name is derived from the Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and πατρός, the genitive of πατήρ (pater) meaning "father". Thus, the name Antipatros...

EtymologyAnundr is an Old Norse masculine name with disputed origins. It is thought to derive from the Proto-Norse elements *anu ("ancestor") and *vindr ("victor"), yielding a meaning like "ancestor's victor" or "victori...

Apikalia is the Hawaiian form of the English name Abigail. It represents the Hawaiian adaptation of Abigail, a name that traveled from ancient Hebrew through the Bible into European usage and was ultimately brought to Ha...

Apolena is the Czech and Slovak form of Apollonia, a feminine name ultimately derived from the ancient Greek name Apollonios, which is itself rooted in the name of the Greek god Apollo. The name Apollo may stem from the...

Apolline is the French form of Apollonia, a name that traces its roots back to ancient Greek and mythology. Derived from the masculine Apollonios, which in turn comes from the name of the Greek god Apollo, Apolline carri...