Boy Names starting with “A”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “A”
Boy Names starting with “A”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auca | m | The boy's name Auca has an unclear origin, and there is currently no documented word co… | |
| Auden | m | English | The first name Auden, which is unisex, comes from the English surname of the same name,… |
| Audomar | m | Audomar is a boy's name that means approximately 'famous through possession' or 'the re… | |
| Audris | m | Audris represents a derivation of Andrew, which traces back to the name Andreas | |
| Audrius | m | The name Audrius, a boy's name of Lithuanian origin, is used as a short form of the nam… | |
| Audun | m | Norse | The name consists of the elements Aud, which means 'possession' or 'wealth', and Unn, w… |
| August | m | Latin | August is a masculine form of the name that derives from the Roman surname Augustus |
| August-Friedrich | m | August-Friedrich is a double name combining August ("the exalted one") and Friedrich ("… | |
| August-Hermann | m | August-Hermann is a double name combining August ("the exalted one") and Hermann ("the … | |
| August-Johann | m | August-Johann is a double name combining August ("the exalted one") and Johann ("God is… | |
| August-Kurt | m | August-Kurt is a double name combining August ("the exalted one") and Kurt ("the bold a… | |
| August-Rudolf | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| August-Wilhelm | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| August-Wolfgang | m | August-Wolfgang is a double name combining August ("the exalted one") and Wolfgang ("th… | |
| Augustin | m | Latin | Augustin is a male first name that is a form and variation of the name August, whose ro… |
| Augustin-Liviu | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Augustinus | m | Latin | The name Augustinus is a variant of Augustus, which means 'the exalted' |
| Augusto | m | Latin | The name Augusto, as the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of August, is derived fr… |
| Augustus | m | Latin | Originally, Augustus served as a nickname for Gaius Octavianus, the first emperor of Rome |
| Auke | m | The name Auke is considered an old Frisian boy's name, which is sometimes also used for… | |
| Aulus | m | Latin | Aulus is a male first name that has its origins in ancient Rome and was used as a praen… |
| Aurel | m | Latin | Aurel is a male first name that is considered a short form of the ancient Latin name Au… |
| Aurel-Viktor | m | Aurel-Viktor is a double name combining Aurel ("the made of gold") and Viktor ("the vic… | |
| Aurele | m | Latin | Aurele (Aurèle) is a boy's name that is regarded as the French form of Aurel or Aurelius |
| Aurelian | m | Latin | Aurelian is a masculine first name that is commonly used in Germany as a variant of the… |
| Aureliano | m | Latin | Aureliano is a boy's name derived from the Italian and Spanish variant of Aurelianus or… |
| Aurelianus | m | Latin | Aurelianus is a masculine first name that originally served as a Roman nickname and is … |
| Aurelien | m | Latin | The first name Aurelien (Aurélien) is a French variation of the name Aurelius, which or… |
| Aurelio | m | Latin | Aurelio is a masculine name that represents the Italian and Spanish form of Aurel or Au… |
| Aurelius | m | Latin | The masculine name Aurelius has Latin origins, most likely tracing back to the ancient … |
| Aurelius-Maximus | m | "Maximus" means "The Greatest" or "The Strongest." More information can be found under … | |
| Aureus | m | Latin | Aureus is a masculine first name of Latin origin, meaning "the Golden" or alternatively… |
| Auriel | m | Latin | The name Auriel is derived from the Hebrew Uriel and literally means 'God is my light.'… |
| Auron | m | Latin | The name Auron, a variant of the gender-neutral Aurum, translates into English as 'the … |
| Ausar | m | Egyptian | The name means Osiris, the ruler of the underworld |
| Ausilio | m | Latin | Ausilio means 'help' and is a masculine first name from Italy |
| Austen | m | Latin | Austen is a modern English form of the name Austin, which in turn is derived from Augustin |
| Austin | m | Latin | Austin is the English form of Augustin or August, which in turn derives from the Roman … |
| Austris | m | The name Austris has Latvian roots and is composed of the word 'austr', which means 'ea… | |
| Austyn | m | Latin | Austyn is a boy's name that has its origin in the Latin creation 'augustus' |
| Automedon | m | The name Automedon has its roots in Ancient Greek, although its exact meaning has not b… | |
| Auxentios | m | Greek | The name Auxentios (Αὐξέντιος) has its roots in ancient Greece and is derived from the … |
| Avadar | m | The name Avadar has Kurdish roots, although the exact composition of the words has not … | |
| Avan | m | Persian | Avan is an Indian masculine first name, meaning 'the favored one' or alternatively 'the… |
| Avar | m | Hebrew | The name Avar, a Norwegian derivative of Ávarr, can be traced back to the Old Norse wor… |
| Avarr | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Avdi | m | Arabic | Avdi is an Albanian form of the name Abdi and translates to 'the servant of God' or sim… |
| Avdifaks | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Avdullah | m | Arabic | Avdullah is the Albanian form of the Arabic and Muslim name Abdallah/Abdullah (عبد الله… |
| Avdyl | m | Arabic | The name Avdyl is a historical Albanian first name with Kosovar origins and is often re… |
| Avel | m | Breton | Avel is a masculine name form that has its origin in Abel |
| Avelino | m | Latin | The name Avelino, which originates from Spanish and Portuguese, literally means 'the on… |
| Aven | m | Aven is a masculine first name that derives from the surname Avent | |
| Aveneil | m | French | The name has its roots in French |
| Avi | m | Hebrew | The name Avi (Hebrew אָבִי) literally means "my father," derived from the Hebrew term '… |
| Aviad | m | Hebrew | The first name Aviad has biblical origins and can be interpreted as 'the eternal father… |
| Avidan | m | Avidan is a Hebrew derivation of the biblical name Abidan (אֲבִידָן) | |
| Aviel | m | The name Aviel has its roots in the biblical Hebrew tradition and means 'God is my fath… | |
| Avigdor | m | Hebrew | Avigdor (אביגדור) is a male first name that originates from the Bible |
| Avihay | m | Hebrew | Avihay is a masculine first name that is considered an alternative spelling of Avishai … |
| Avik | m | Avik is a diminutive of the Armenian name Avedis and means 'the good news' or, in a bro… | |
| Avinoam | m | Hebrew | Avinoam (אבינועם) is a masculine first name formed from the parts Avi and Noam |
| Avishai | m | Hebrew | Avishai is a male first name that is considered a modern Hebrew derivation of Abishai |
| Avistan | m | The name Avistan has Kurdish roots and consists of various elements of the Kurdish lang… | |
| Aviv | m | Aviv is a name that is used for both men and women and comes from Hebrew | |
| Avner | m | The name Avner comes from biblical Hebrew and literally means 'the father of light' or … | |
| Avni | m | Arabic | The name Avni has its roots in the Albanian, Macedonian, and Turkish linguistic areas |
| Avorio | m | Italian | The name Avorio has Italian roots and means 'the ivory' |
| Avraham | m | Avraham is the modern Hebrew variant of Abraham (אַבְרָהָם) and originally means 'the e… | |
| Avram | m | The given name Avram is considered the Israeli form of the biblical name Abraham (אַבְר… | |
| Awas | m | Arabic | Awas is a masculine first name derived from Awais and carries meanings such as 'the gif… |
| Awil | m | Arabic | The name Awil, a masculine first name, has Arabic origins and carries the meaning 'the … |
| Awin | m | Celtic | Awin is a variant of the Breton-Welsh name Aouen, whose roots cannot be clearly assigned |
| Awni | m | Arabic | Awni is a boy's name from the Muslim cultural sphere and is translated as "the helper" … |
| Axel | m | Danish | The name Axel has Scandinavian roots and is a short form of the biblical Absalom (Hebre… |
| Axel-Bahne | m | Axel-Bahne is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Bahne ("the ban") | |
| Axel-Björn | m | Axel-Björn is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Björn ("the be… | |
| Axel-Dietmar | m | Axel-Dietmar is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Dietmar ("th… | |
| Axel-Dietrich | m | Axel-Dietrich is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Dietrich ("… | |
| Axel-Fabian | m | Axel-Fabian is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Fabian ("the … | |
| Axel-Georg | m | Axel-Georg is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Georg ("the fa… | |
| Axel-Glenn | m | Axel-Glenn is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Glenn ("the on… | |
| Axel-Heiko | m | Axel-Heiko is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Heiko ("the ma… | |
| Axel-Heinrich | m | Axel-Heinrich is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Heinrich ("… | |
| Axel-Helge | m | Axel-Helge is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Helge ("the ho… | |
| Axel-Jens | m | Axel-Jens is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Jens ("God is g… | |
| Axel-Joachim | m | Axel-Joachim is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Joachim ("Go… | |
| Axel-Jürgen | m | Axel-Jürgen is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Jürgen ("the … | |
| Axel-Marian | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Axel-Michael | m | Axel-Michael is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Michael ("Wh… | |
| Axel-Oliver | m | Axel-Oliver is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Oliver ("the … | |
| Axel-Peter | m | Axel-Peter is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Peter ("the ro… | |
| Axel-Rainer | m | There is currently no information on the meaning of the name | |
| Axel-Rene | m | Axel-Rene is a double name combining Axel ("the father is healing") and Rene ("renewed,… | |
| Axel-Uwe | m | There is currently no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Axeu | m | The night wolf | |
| Axl | m | Axl is an American variant of the name Axel, which is considered a Scandinavian short f… | |
| Ayan | m | Arabic | Ayan is used as a Bengali male first name and means 'the path of the sun', derived from… |
| Ayato | m | Japanese | Ayato is a male first name of Japanese origin |
| Ayaz | m | Turkish | Ayaz is a masculine first name meaning 'icy cold,' derived from Azerbaijani and Turkish |