Baby boy names that start with the letter A

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

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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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