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Arafat

Transliteration of Arabic عَرَفَات (ʕarafāt). Cf. عَرَفَة (ʕarafa).

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Aragon

From Spanish Aragón.

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Aragvi

Borrowed from Georgian არაგვი (aragvi).

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Arai

Borrowed from Japanese 新井 (Arai) or 荒井 (Arai).

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Araiza

Variant of Arraiza. This variant is mostly found in Mexico.

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Arak

From Persian اراک (arâk).

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Araki

From Japanese あらき (新木, 荒城, 荒木).

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Araks

From Russian Ара́кс (Aráks) and Armenian Արաքս (Arakʻs). Doublet of Araxes and Yeraskh.

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Aral

Borrowed from Uyghur ئارال (aral), from Classical Mongolian ᠠᠷᠠᠯ (aral), ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *aral.

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Aram

From Latin Aram, from Biblical Hebrew אֲרַם (ʾăram).

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Arama-

Compare Hebra-.

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Aramea

Borrowed from Latin Aramaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαία (Aramaía).

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Aran

Borrowed from Irish Árainn.

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Aranas

Borrowed from Spanish Arañas. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

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Arango

Borrowed from Spanish Arango, habitational surname of Basque origin.

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Arans

See Aran.

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From Latin Ararat, from Ancient Greek Ἀραράτ (Ararát), from Biblical Hebrew אֲרָרָט (ʾărārāṭ), in Genesis 8:4. Corresponds to Akkadian 𒆳𒌵 (Urarṭu, “Urartu”), the name of a land which in Classical Antiquity became known

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Aras

From Turkish Aras, from Persian ارس (aras), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Raxsā- (“swift-flowing”). Compare Sanskrit रङ्घते (raṅghate, “to hasten, run”).

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Arata

Borrowed from Italian Arata.

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Aratus

Borrowed from Latin Arātus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos, literally “the one prayed for”).

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Araujo

Borrowed from Spanish Araújo. Probably from arar (“to plough”), hence ploughland.

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Arauz

Borrowed from Spanish Arauz, from Basque Araotz.

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Arawak

From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono.

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Araxes

From Ancient Greek Ἀράξης (Aráxēs). Doublet of Araks.

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Arbas

* (river in Haute-Garonne): From French Arbas. * (surname): From Spanish Arbas/Arbás. * (village in Haute-Garonne): From French Arbas, itself from Occitan Arbast.

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Arbelo

Borrowed from Spanish Arbelo.

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Arber

Variant of Harbour.

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Arbizu

Borrowed from Spanish Arbizu, a habitational surname of Basque origin.

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Arbour

* As a French surname, rendition of the Germanic name Hardburg, equivalent to hard + burg. Compare Harbour. * As an English surname, variant of Harbour.

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Arbury

From Old English eorþ and burh (in the form of byrig), literally translating as "earth encampment", probably meaning "earthworks".

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Arca

From Galician, Portuguese, and Italian surname, all ultimately from the noun arca (“chest, storehouse”).

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Arcady

From Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

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Arcani

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Arcani.

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Arcaro

Borrowed from Italian Arcaro.

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Arcata

From Yurok [Term?].

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Arceo

From Spanish, typically a Filipino and Mexican surname.

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Arch

Clipping of Archibald or Archie.

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Arche

Borrowed from Latin Archē, from Ancient Greek Ἀρχή (Arkhḗ), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”).

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Archie

Clipping of Archibald + -ie. The sense “anti-aircraft artillery” is said to be from airmen dodging hostile fire and shouting “Archibald, certainly not”, the refrain of a then popular music hall song of the same name firs

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Archit

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्चित (arcita).

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Archiș

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Archiș.

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Arciga

Borrowed from Spanish Arciga.

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Arcos

Borrowed from Spanish Arcos.

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Arcot

From Tamil ஆற்காடு (āṟkāṭu).

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Arctic

From Middle English artik, artyk (with the c reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from

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Arcuri

Borrowed from Italian Arcuri.

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Ard

A Scottish habitational name from any of several places called Aird, whose names in turn derive from Scottish Gaelic àird (“promontory, height”) or àirde (“height”), from àrd (“high”).

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Arda

Italian Arda

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Arden

Derived from the Brythonic ardu meaning "high"

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Ardis

Reduced form of Allardice or, alternatively, a variant of Artis.

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Ardley

From the Old English personal name Eardwulf, which is composed of the elements eard (“homeland; earth”) and wulf (“wolf”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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Ardud

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ardud.

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Are

Borrowed from Estonian Are.

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Arean

From Ares + -an under influence of Ancient Greek άρεος (áreos) and άρειος (áreios, “Martian, martial”). Cf. Arian.

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Arefu

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Arefu.

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Arele

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 阿熱勒／阿热勒 (Ārèlè).

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Arenas

From Spanish.

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Arends

Borrowed from Dutch and German Arends.

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Arenig

The term was first used by Adam Sedgwick in 1847 with reference to the "Arenig Ashes and Porphyries" in the neighbourhood of Arenig Fawr, in Merioneth, North Wales.

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Arentz

Variant of Arends.

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Arenz

Variant of Arends.

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Ares

From Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).

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Argel

From Armenian Արգել (Argel).

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Argeș

From Romanian Argeș.

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Argie

A diminutive of Argentinian, formed as Arg- + -ie.

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Argo

From Latin Argō, from Ancient Greek Ἀργώ (Argṓ), the mythical ship of the Argonauts.

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Argos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

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Argus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

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Ari

Of the first sense, derives directly from Hebrew: אֲרִי (arí, “lion”); compare Yiddish: לייב (leyb, “Leib”), English: Leo, Leon, French: Léo, Léon, Czech: Lev, Polish: Lew, Russian: Лев (Lev), and Ukrainian: Лев (Lev).

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Aria

As a 21st century English name from TV and fantasy fiction, explained as "a musical aria". Similar sounding names exist in many languages, e.g. Ariah and Arie from Hebrew, Arya from Sanskrit, and Aria, Dutch short form o

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Ariah

From Hebrew אַרְיֵה (“God has promised. Also, lion of God”).

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Arial

Derived from the word aerial, introduced as a trademark by Monotype.

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Arian

From Late Latin Arianus, from Arius + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from ἄρειος (áreios, “Arean, warlike”), from Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming adjectives”). Cf. A

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Arias

Borrowed from Spanish Arias.

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Arica

Uncertain. Rómulo Cúneo Vidal said that the word comes from Aymara ari (crag) + iqui (place to sleep). Manuel A. Quiroga said that the word comes from ari (phylum) + aka (tip). Carlos Auza Arce said that it comes from ar

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Arico

Borrowed from Italian Aricò.

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Arie

Borrowed from Hebrew אַרְיֵה (aryé, “lion”).

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Ariel

From Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) + אֵל (él, “God”), literally “lion of God”). * (moon of Uranus): All of Uranus’s moons are named after characters created by William Shakespeare or

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Aries

From Latin Ariēs, from ariēs (“ram”), calque of Ancient Greek Κριός (Kriós), calque of Akkadian 𒅈𒌺𒊑𒈨 (immeru, “sheep”).

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Arik

Transcription of a modern Hebrew diminutive of the Hebrew equivalent of Ariel.

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Arima

The name of the town is derived from a Native American term meaning "water". The town is built around a river.

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Arinj

Borrowed from Armenian Առինջ (Aṙinǰ).

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Arion

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀρῑ́ων (Arī́ōn) and Latin Arīōn. Doublet of arion.

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Arius

From Latin Arīus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from Ἄρης (Árēs).

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Arjun

Borrowed from Hindi अर्जुन (arjun).

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Arkie

Diminutive + -ie.

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Arles

From French Arles.

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Arlo

From Italian.

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Arlon

Borrowed from French Arlon, from Latin Orolaunum.

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Armco

From the initials of the name of steel manufacturer The American Rolling Mill Company (now AK Steel Holding Corporation).

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Armel

Borrowed from French Armel.

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Armin

From German Armin, from Latin Arminius.

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Arnab

Transliteration of Bengali অর্ণব (ornob), from Sanskrit अर्णव (arṇava). Doublet of Arnav.

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Arnav

From Sanskrit अर्णव (arṇava, “ocean, sea”). Doublet of Arnab.

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Arndt

From German Arndt.

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Arne

For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).

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Arneb

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab, “a hare, a rabbit”).

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Arnie

From Arnold + -ie.

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Arno

From Italian Arno, from Latin Arnus.

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Arnob

Transliteration of Bengali অর্ণব (ornob) from Sanskrit अर्णव (arṇava, “ocean, sea”). Doublet of Arnab and Arnav.

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Arns

Borrowed from German Arns.

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Arny

Diminutive + -y.

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Aron

From Hebrew ארון ('arón, “ark”).

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Arons

Variant of Aarons.

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Arora

Borrowed from Hindi अरोड़ा (aroṛā), from Punjabi ਅਰੋੜਾ (aroṛā). Perhaps cognate with English Aror.

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Arpit

Borrowed from Sanskrit अर्पित (arpita).

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Arps

Borrowed from German Arps.

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Arran

Derived from Scottish Gaelic Arainn, but the name is ultimately probably of non-Indo-European (substrate) or Pictish origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Islay. Possibly from a Br

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Arrey

Borrowed from Catalan Arrey.

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Arroz

Portuguese Arroz

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Arsis

From Latin Arsis, from Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”).

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Art

Clipping.

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Arta

The place in Greece is from Ancient Greek Άρτα (Árta). The place in Djibouti is from Arabic عرته or Somali Carta.

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Artex

British trade name, perhaps art + -ex?

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Arth

* As a German surname, variant of Art, for which see Artman, or otherwise related to Ort (“point, end”). * The place in Switzerland is from Middle High German ze Arth, from Old High German Arta, which is said mean to som

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Arti

Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).

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Artie

From Art + -ie.

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Artin

From Armenian Արթին (Artʻin), a dialectal form of Հարություն (Harutʻyun).

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Arts

Variant spelling of Artz.

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Artux

From Kyrgyz ارتىش (artış).

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Arty

Etymology tree English Art Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Arty From Art + -y.

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Arun

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

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Aruna

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

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Arvid

Borrowed from North Germanic (Danish Arvid, Swedish Arvid, Norwegian Arvid).

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Arwel

From Welsh, derivation uncertain. Possibly "prominent".

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Arwi

Borrowed from Tamil அற்விய்யு (aṟviyyu).

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Arya

Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”). Doublet of Aryan and Iran.

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Aryal

Borrowed from Nepali अर्याल (aryāl).

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Aryan

Originally from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble; noble one”) and + -n. The Sanskrit word is an autonym originally from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áryas (see there for more). Borrowed into English in the 19th century, at first as a

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Arys

From German Arys, from Old Prussian.

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Arzew

From irregular French romanization of Arabic أرزيو (“Arzew, Bethioua”), presumably ultimately from Latin Arsenaria, an ancient settlement 3 Roman miles inland from the sea near Bethioua. The name was applied to the prese

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Arâk

Borrowed from Persian اراک (arāk /arâk).

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Asa

Via Late Latin Asa from Koine Greek Ἀσά (Asá) from Biblical Hebrew אָסָא (ʾĀsāʾ), from Aramaic אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā, “physician, doctor, healer”), from Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠asû⁠/) from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠azu⁠/, “physician,

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Asad

Borrowed from Arabic أَسَد (ʔasad).

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Asada

Borrowed from Japanese 浅田 (Asada).

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Asadi

Borrowed from Persian اسدی

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Asaf

A variant of Asaph.

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Asahi

Borrowed from Japanese 旭 (Asahi).

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Asaki

Borrowed from Japanese 浅木 (Asaki).

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Asan

Borrowed from Korean 아산(牙山) (Asan).

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Asano

Borrowed from Japanese 浅野 (Asano).

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Asaph

Borrowed from Hebrew אָסַף (’Āsāp̄); meaning "Gathered by God".

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Asaro

Borrowed from Italian Asaro.

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Asato

Borrowed from Japanese 安里 (Asato) or あさと (Asato).

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Asayo

Borrowed from Japanese.

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Asby

From Old Norse askr (“ash tree”) + býr (“farmstead”).

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Ascot

From Old English ēast (“east”) + cot (“cottage, hut”). Doublet of Eastcote.

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Aseem

Borrowed from Hindi असीम (asīm, “boundless, infinite”), from अ- (a-, “un-, not”) + सीम (sīm, “limit”). Compare सीमा (sīmā, “boundary, limit”) for second element.

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Asem

From Manipuri ꯑꯁꯦꯝ (ʼasem).

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Asha

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā, “hope, wish”).

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Ashby

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

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Asher

Borrowed from Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).

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Ashki

Clipping of Ashkenazi + -i.

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Ashly

20th-century spelling variant of Ashley.

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Ashok

Borrowed from Hindi अशोक (aśok), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Asoka.

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Ashu

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशु (āśu, “fast”).

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Asi

From Arabic الْعَاصِي (al-ʕāṣī).

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Asia

From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /⁠Aššuwa⁠/, “

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Asiad

Blend of Asia + Olympiad?

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Asian

From Latin āsiānus. By surface analysis, Asia + -an. The modern North American and Australasian usage, referring to East and Southeast Asians collectively, seems to be a shortened form of "Asian American", a term whose o

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Asif

From Hebrew אסף (asef, “to gather”); or Persian, Urdu آصف (āsaf, “name of Solomon's vizier”).

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Asin

Borrowed from Ibaloi Asin, from asin (“sulphur, hot spring”). The barangay and the road are named after the sitio.

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Asir

Borrowed from Arabic عَسِير (ʕasīr).

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Asis

Borrowed from Spanish Asís; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

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Ask

From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).

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Askar

Borrowed from Arabic عسكر (ʕaskar, “army”). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.

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Askin

* As an English surname of Norman origin, from a shortened form of the name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill, from Áskell, see also Haskell. * Also as an English surname, from Askern in Campsall. * As an Engli

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Aslan

Borrowed from Turkish Aslan.

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Aslin

Two main origins: * English surname from the Old French personal name Asceline, a pet form of Asse. * Borrowed from Swedish Åslin, an ornamental surname from ås (“ridge”).

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Asman

From Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (asman, “sky”). Cognate of Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎴 (a-s-m-n /⁠asman-⁠/, “sky”).

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Asmus

Borrowed from Danish, Dutch, German Asmus.

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Aso

Borrowed from Japanese 麻生 (Asō).

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Asoka

Learned borrowing from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀲𑁄𑀓 (asoka), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Ashok.

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Aspen

Named for its aspen trees.

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Assad

From Arabic الأسد (al-ʔasad, literally “the lion”).

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Assam

Borrowed from Assamese অসম (oxom), of unclear origin, but generally agreed to be related to Ahom. More at Etymology of Assam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Assi

From Arabic الْعَاصِي (al-ʕāṣī).

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Assur

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”).

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Asta

Borrowed from Italian Asta.

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Asten

Borrowed from Dutch Asten.

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Aster

From aster (“a plant of the genus Aster”) and its etymon Latin astēr (“a star”).

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Astin

English surname of Norman origin, from the Anglo-Norman name Astin, shortened from Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill, from Áskell, see also Haskell and Askin. This surname is often confused with the unrelated A

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Aston

From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.

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Astor

Name of John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), born in Walldorf, near Heidelsberg, in the Electoral Palatinate. Astor was the descendant of Savoyard Waldensians who had fled to Germany in the preceding century. Likely from the Oc

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Astur

Of Celtic, possibly Celtiberian origin. The name could ultimately be related to the Phoenician goddess Astarte.

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Asura

Transliteration of Sanskrit असुर (asura). Doublet of Ahura and Æsir.

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Aswan

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw, s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt.

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Asya

Borrowed from Russian Ася (Asja), informal pet form of Анастасия (Anastasija, “Ann”)).

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Asyut

From Arabic أسيوط (Asyūṭ), from Coptic ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (sioout), from Egyptian z:zA-A-w-t*y:niwt (zꜣwtj, “Asyut”).

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Asău

From Romanian Asău.

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Atafu

Borrowed from Tokelauan Atafu.

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Atal

Borrowed from Sanskrit अटल (aṭala).

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Atami

Transliteration from Japanese 熱海(あたみ) (Atami).

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Atari

Company name, founded in California in 1972, from Japanese 当たり (atari), with reference to the game of Go.

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Atef

Borrowed from Arabic عَاطِف (ʕāṭif).

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Aten

From Egyptian jtn.

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Ath

Borrowed from French Ath.

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Atha

* As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Athy. * As an English surname, spelling variant of Athey.

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Athan

Perhaps from Nathan, via rebracketing of "my Nathan" as "mine Athan"; compare Ned, derived from Ed via rebracketing in the opposite direction.

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Athey

* As an English surname, contraction of Middle English at heye (“at the enclosure”). * As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Athy.

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