Baby girl names beginning with A – with origins and meanings

• Origin: Indian
• Meaning: First rays of the sun
• Also: Aashni

2. Aarohi

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: A musical note

3. Aashi

• Origin: Hindi
• Meaning: Beautiful smile

4. Abana

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: Strong personality

5. Abbie

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: a father's joy
• Also: Abigail

6. Abigail

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: father’s happiness’
• Also: Abbie, Abby, Gail

7. Abira

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: strong or heroic

8. Absco

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: an innovative mind

9. Acacia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: the name of a plant

10. Achebe

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: protected by the Almighty

11. Ada

• Origin: German
• Meaning: noble
• Also: Adah, Adelaide, Adela

12. Adaeh

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: responsible

13. Adah

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: decoration
• Also: Ada

14. Adama

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: red; the feminine form of Adam

15. Adamma

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: beauty

16. Adana

• Origin: Swahili
• Meaning: first daughter
• Also: Ada

17. Adar

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: fire

18. Adela

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: noble
• Also: Addie, Addy, Adele (French form)

19. Adéle

• Origin: French
• Meaning: noble
• Also: Adelaide

20. Adelaide

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: high-born
• Also: Ada

21. Adeline

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: noble
• Also: Alina, Aline, Adelyn, Adelynn

22. Adelphia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: sisterly

23. Adina

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: responsible

24. Adolpha

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: noble wolf

25. Adora

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: cherished gift

26. Adorabella

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: lovely gift

27. Adrienne

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: from Adria
• Also: Adrianne, Adriana

28. Agatha

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: good
• Also: Aggie, Aggy

29. Aglaia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: beautiful

30. Agnes

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: pure
• Alos: Aggie, Aggy, Nessa, Nessie, Nesta, Annis, Inez (Spanish form)

31. Aiko

• Origin: Japanese
• Meaning: beloved one

32. Aileen

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: bright, shining one; the Irish form is Eileen

33. Ailsa

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: a place name used as a first name, derived from Ailsa Craig, the rock off the Scottish south-west coast

34. Ainsley

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: one's own meadow; also used as a boy’s name

35. Aisha

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: flourishing
• Also: Aiesha, Ayisha, Ayesha

36. Aisling

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: dream
• Also: Aisleen

37. Aithne

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: Fire
• Also: Aine

38. Aiysha

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: complete and powerful person

39. Alana

• Origin: Celtic
• Meaning: unknown; the feminine form of Alan
• Also: Alanna, Lana.

40. Alberta

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: noble and bright; the feminine form of Albert

41. Albina

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: fair-haired
• Also: Albinia

42. Alcina

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: strong of mind

43. Alda

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: old

44. Aldora

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: high-born

45. Alethea

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: truth

46. Alexandra

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: defender of men; – the feminine form of Alexander
• Also: Alexandria, Alexandrina, Sandra, Sandie, Sandy Lexie, Lexy

47. Alexis

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: helpmate
• Also: Alexia, Alexa

48. Alfreda

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: good counsellor; the feminine form of Alfred
• Also: Elfreda, Elfrida, Freda

49. Alia

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: all

50. Alia

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: supreme

51. Alice

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: noble
• Also: Alicia, Alisha, Alyssa, Alissa, Alysia, Ailish, Ali, Allie, Alley, Elke (German form)

52. Alida

• Origin: German
• Meaning: noble kin
• Also: Adelaide

53. Alima

• Origin: Arab
• Meaning: musical

54. Aline

• Origin: French
• Meaning: graceful and noble
• Also: Adeline

55. Alison

• Origin: French
• Meaning: Alice's son
• Also: Allison, Allyson, Allie, Ally.

56. Alissa

• Origin: English
• Meaning: noble
• Also: Alice

57. Allegra

• Origin: Italian
• Meaning: cheerful, full of life

58. Alma

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: loving, kind

59. Almira

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: princess

60. Alta

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: noble

61. Althea

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: virtuous
• Also: Thea

62, Alura

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: counsellor

63. Alvina

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: dear friend
• Also: Vina

64. Alyth

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: ascending, rising; name of a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland

65. Amabel

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: endearing
• Also: Mabel

66. Amalia

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: work
• Also: Amelia

67. Amaira

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: beloved princess, beautiful

68. Amahle

• Origin: African American
• Meaning: beautiful gift

69. Amanda

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: fit to be loved
• Also: Manda, Mandy

70. Amar

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: Possess great strength

71. Amaryllis

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: to sparkle; the name of a flower

72. Amber

• Origin: Persian
• Meaning: name of the rare gemstone

73. Ambrin

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: ambergris, a sweet substance used in the manufacture of perfume
• Also: Ambreen

74. Ambrosine

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: pertaining to the immortals; the feminine form of Ambrose

75. Amelia

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: labour
• Also: Amalia, Amalie, Amalita, Milly

76. Amethyst

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: name of a gemstone used as a first name

77. Amina

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: honest
• Also: Amena, Aamena

78. Aminta

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: protector
• Also: Amynta, Minta, Minty

79. Amrita

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: water of life

80. Amy

• Origin: Old French
• Meaning: beloved
• Also: Aimée (French form), Amata, Aimie.

81. Anais

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: plentiful

82. Ananda

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: Happiness
• Also: Anandi, Anandamayi

83. Anastasia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: resurrection
• Also: Nastasia, Stacey, Stacy, Eustacia

84. Ancilla

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: handmaid

85. Andrea

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: manly; the feminine form of Andrew
• Also: Andrée, Andrene, Andrena, Andrina

86. Aneka

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: God's grace
• Also:Ann

87. Angela

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: messenger
• Also: Angel, Angelique, Angelica, Angeline, Angie

88. Angelica

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: angelic

89. Angharad

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: well-loved

90. Anika

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: graceful, brilliant or sweet-faced; one of the many names for the Goddess Durga

91. Anila

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: air

92. Ann

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: favoured by God, the name is derived from Hannah
• Also: Anne, Anna, Anita, Annette, Anona; Nan, Nanette, Nancy, Annie; Aneka (Dutch form) Anneka (Dutch form), Nina (Russian form)

93. Annabel

• Origin: Scottish
• Meaning: uncertain
• Also: Annabelle, Annabella, Bella, Belle

94. Anona

• Origin: possibly the Welsh form of Ann
• Also: Annona, Nona

95. Anora

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: beauty
• Also: Annora

96. Anthea

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: flowery

97. Antonia

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: worthy of praise; the feminine form of Antony
• Also: Antoinette, Toni, Tonya, Net, Nettie

98. Anwen

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: beautiful

99. Aphra

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: dust
• Also: Afra

100. April

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: name of the month used as a first name
• Also: Avril (French form)

101. Arabbella

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: obliging
• Also: Arabel, Arabelle, Bel, Belle and Bella

102. Araminta

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: protector
• Also: Minta, Minty

103. Aretha

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: virtue
• Also: Areta, Aretta

104. Argenta

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: silver

105. Aria

• Origin: Italian
• Meaning: air or a song

106. Ariadne

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: very holy
• Also: Arianne (French form), Arianna (Italian form)

107. Ariel

• Origin: Hebrew, Spanish
• Meaning: lion of God
• Also: Arial, Arielle

108. Arizona

• Origin: American
• Meaning: small spring

109. Arlene

• Origin: Uncertain, possibly Irish Gaelic
• Meaning: possibly feminine form of Arlen, from Irish Gaelic meaning pledge, promise
• Also: Arleen and Arline

110. Arminel

• Origin: German
• Meaning: derived from Hermine, composed from the two Germanic elements meaning army and man
• Also: Armine

111. Artemisia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: belonging to Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting

112. Aruna

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: reddish brown
• Also: Arumina

113. Arya

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: wise or noble

114. Asha

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: hope and desire

115. Ashley

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: ash field; also used as a boy’s name

116. Asma

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: eminent and powerful

117. Aspasia

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: welcome

118. Astrid

• Origin: Old Norse
• Meaning: strong god

119. Atalanta

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: name of a beautiful girl in Greek mythology who said that she would only marry a man who could run faster than herself

120. Athene

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: name of a Greek goddess
• Also: Athena

121. Athol

• Origin: Irish
• Meaning: name of a district in both Scotland and Ireland

122. Audrey

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble strength

123. Augusta

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: reverenced
• Also: Augustina, Gus, Gussie

124. Aurea

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: golden

125. Aurelia

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: golden
• Also: Auriel, Oriel, Oriole

126. Aurora

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: name of the goddess of the dawn

127. Ava

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: life, bird, water, island

128. Aveline

• Origin: Norman French
• Meaning: desired; hazelnut
• Also: Evelyn

129. Averil

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: born in the month of April
• Also: Averill

130. Avis

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: bird

131. Azima

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: tenacious

132. Azure

• Origin: French
• Meaning: blue
• Also: Azura

Illustration: Emma Winchester

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