Baby boy names beginning with A – with origins and meanings
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From Arav to Azim, baby boy names that start with the letter A will mean your boy is always first in line when they get to school! Here's our pick of boy names beginning with the 1st letter of the alphabet that score a straight A with us...
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1. Aarav
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: peaceful
2. Aaron
- Origin: (probably) Egyptian
- Meaning: mountain of strength; Aaron was the brother of Moses
3. Abba
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: the superior or father of a monastery
4. Abdullah
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: servant of Allah
- Also: Abdul
5. Abel
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve
6. Abelard
- Origin: middle English
- Meaning: steadfast, noble strength
7. Abner
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: father of light
8. Abraham
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: father of many nations
- Also: Abe, Abie, Ham, Abram
9. Absalom
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: father of peace; Absalom was the rebellious son of King David
10. Adam
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: red, describing the colour of skin
11. Ade
- Origin: Nigerian
- Meaning: royal
12. Adil
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: honest
- Also: Adeel
13. Aditya
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: the sun
14. Adolphus
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: noble wolf
- Also: Adolf, Adolph
15. Adrian
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: someone from the Adriatic region: a version of Hadrian, the Roman Emperor
16. Advik
- Origin: Hindi
- Meaning: unique
17. Ahmed
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: praiseworthy; one of the names of the prophet Muhammad
- Also: Ahmad
18. Aidan
- Origin: Old Irish
- Meaning: small fire
- Also: Edan
19. Ajay
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: invincible
20. Alan
- Origin: Celtic
- Meaning: unknown
- Also: Allan, Allen, Alun, Alain (French)
21. Alastair
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: defender of men
- Also: Alasdair, Alistair
22. Albert
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: noble and bright
- Also: Al, Bert
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23. Aldous
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: old
- Also: Aldo (American form)
24. Aldwyn
- Origin: Anglo-Saxon
- Meaning: old friend
- Also: Aldwin
25. Alexander
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: defender of men
- Also: Al, Alec, Alex, Sandy, Lex, Sacha (Russian short form)
26. Alexis
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Helper or defender
27. Alfred
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: good counsellor
- Also: Alf, Alfie, Fred
28. Algernon
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: whiskered
- Also: Algie, Algy
29. Ali
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: excellent or noble
30. Aloysius
- Origin: Latin/Old German
- Meaning: brave warrior
31. Alpheius
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: successor; in Greek mythology, the hunter who fell deeply in love with Arethusa, the sea-nymph
32. Amari
- Origin: Mixed African
- Meaning: strength
33. Ambrose
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: pertaining to the immortals
- Also: Emrys (Welsh form)
34. Amin
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: trustworthy
35. Amit
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: without limit
36. Amos
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: bearer of a burden
37. Anand
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: happiness or joy
38. Andrew
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: manly
- Also: Andy, André (French), Dandie, Drew
39. Aneurin
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: noble or honourable
- Also: Nye
40. Angus
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: one choice
- Also: Aonghus (Irish form)
41. Annan
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: water; a Scottish place name
42. Anthony
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: worthy of praise
- Also: Antony, Tony
43. Aonghas
- Alternative form of Angus (see above)
44. Alpheius
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: in Greek mythology, the hunter who fell deeply in love with Arethusa, the sea-nymph
45. Alphonse
- Origin: Old high German
- Meaning: derived from adal meaning noble, and funsa meaning ready or apt
46. Archibald
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: genuinely bold
- Also: Archie
47. Arjun
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: white, bright or shining
48. Arlen
- Origin: Irish Gaelic
- Meaning: pledge, promise
49. Armaan
- Origin: Sikh, Arabic
- Meaning: longing, wishing
50. Arnold
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: power of an eagle
- Also: Arnie
51. Arthur
- Origin: Celtic
- Meaning: a bear
- Also: Art, Arty, Arturo (Italian and Spanish forms)
52. Arun
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: reddish brown
53. Asa
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Physician
54. Ashley
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: ash field
- Also: Ash
55. Ashraf
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: more noble
56. Aslam
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: safer
57. Athol
- Origin: Gaelic
- Meaning: new Ireland: a Scottish and Irish place name
- Also: Atholl
58. Aubrey
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: spirit ruler
- Also: Auberon, Oberon
59. Augustus
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: venerable or consecrated
- Also: Austin, Gus
60. Axel
- Origin: Scandinavian
- Meaning: father of peace
61. Aylmer
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: noble and famous
- Also: Elmer (American form)
62. Aylwin
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: noble friend
- Also: Alwin
63. Azibo
- Origin: Malawi
- Meaning: earth
64. Azim
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: determined
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
Illustration: Emma Winchester
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