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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akiliano | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Akim | m | Norse | The name Akim (Аким) represents a Nordic and Russian diminutive of Joachim, which in tu… |
| Akin | m | Turkish | The name Akin, spelled as Akın, has its roots in Turkish, where it derives from the wor… |
| Akinrolabu | m | Akinrolabu (Akínrọ́labú) is translated as "the Brave One who Jumps into the Depths." Th… | |
| Akinwande | m | The name Akinwande, an African name for boys, is interpreted as "the brave traveler." I… | |
| Akio | m | Japanese | Akio is a Japanese name that consists of the name elements aki (昭) for "bright, enlight… |
| Akito | m | Japanese | Akito is a masculine name of Japanese origin with diverse meanings |
| Akiva | m | Hebrew | Akiva is a modern Hebrew variant of Jacob, which traces back to the ancient Hebrew name… |
| Ako | m | Ako represents a Georgian diminutive of Akaki, which traces back to Akakios (Ἀκάκιος) | |
| Akofa | m | African | "My heart is at peace" |
| Akono | m | The name Akono has its roots in the Yoruba language, whose exact composition has not ye… | |
| Akos | m | Turkish | Akos (Άκος) is a male diminutive of the Greek name Kirakos (Κυριακός), which traces bac… |
| Akram | m | Arabic | Akram (أکرم) is translated in Arabic as 'the very generous' or 'the most generous' |
| Akramullah | m | Arabic | Akramullah is a boy's name of Arabic origin |
| Akron | m | African | The name Akron has an English origin and translates to 'the elevation' or 'the highest … |
| Aksa | m | Arabic | The name Aksa has its roots in the Arabic term aqsaa (أقصى), which means 'farthest' or … |
| Aksel | m | Aksel is a Danish variant of Axel, the Scandinavian short form of the biblical name Abs… | |
| Akseli | m | Finnish | Akseli, a masculine first name, originates from the Finnish language and is a derivativ… |
| Akshat | m | Sanskrit | Akshat, a boy's name, is a form of the Indian name Akshata |
| Akshay | m | Indian | Akshay, a masculine first name of Indian origin, means "the Eternal", "the Imperishable… |
| Aksunna | m | The name Aksunna means "this evening" in the Estonian language | |
| Aktan | m | Turkish | The name Aktan for boys comes from Turkish and is made up of the terms ak for "white, p… |
| Akuma | m | African | Akuma is a gender-neutral first name with an unclear meaning |
| Akuma-Sato | m | Japanese | Akuma: devil, evil(good) spirit, demon (Japanese) Sato: sugar (Japanese) Further detail… |
| Akvarol | m | Turkish | The name Akvarol has Turkish roots and is made up of the words 'ak', meaning pure, hone… |
| Alaattin | m | Arabic | The name Alaattin, which originates from Arabic, is the Turkish variant of Aladdin |
| Aladan | m | The name Aladan has Kurdish roots and is made up of the words 'al', which means 'the fl… | |
| Aladar | m | Arabic | Aladar (Aladár) is regarded as the Hungarian form of Aladdin, a name of Arabic origin t… |
| Aladdin | m | English | Aladdin is a masculine name that can be considered the English form of the more popular… |
| Aladin | m | Arabic | Aladin, a male first name of Arabic origin, has meanings such as 'the servant of Allah'… |
| Alaeddine | m | Arabic | Alaeddine is a boy's name of Arabic origin |
| Alaedin | m | Arabic | Alaedin is a modified form of the name Aladdin |
| Alagon | m | The name Alagon has its roots in the Kurdish language, where 'Al' or 'Ala' means 'flag'… | |
| Alain | m | Celtic | The masculine first name Alain is a Breton and French variant of Alan |
| Alain-Alan | m | Celtic | In Kurdish, the name Alan means 'flag' |
| Alamdar | m | Arabic | The boy's name Alamdar has Arabic roots and is made up of various Arabic terms |
| Alamin | m | Arabic | The name Alamin is of Arabic origin and means "the trustworthy." It derives from al-Amī… |
| Alan | m | Celtic | The first name Alan has a diverse range of meanings and is found in many countries |
| Alan-Robert | m | Alan-Robert is a double name combining Alan ("the little rock") and Robert ("the shinin… | |
| Alanas | m | The name Alanas has Kurdish roots and is made up of the terms 'Ala' for 'flag' and 'Nas… | |
| Alanus | m | Celtic | Alanus, a masculine first name, is derived from Alan, whose Celtic or Breton roots give… |
| Alao-Fary | m | No information about the meaning is currently available | |
| Alard | m | Alard is a Frankish short form of the old German name Adalhard | |
| Alard-Lysander | m | Alard is composed of the words for 'noble' and 'hard' and is the West Frankish variant … | |
| Alaric | m | Alaric, as the English variant of Alarich, is derived from the Gothic Alareiks | |
| Alarich | m | The name Alarich has a profound meaning that can be translated as 'the ruler over all',… | |
| Alarico | m | Italian | Alarico is a masculine first name that is considered the Galician, Italian, Portuguese,… |
| Alarik | m | Danish | The name Alarik is a form of Alarich used in the Low German language area and traces ba… |
| Alaron | m | Latin | Alaron is an African American boy's name, the origin of which is not definitively estab… |
| Alart | m | Alart is a masculine variant of Alard and a West Frankish short form of the historical … | |
| Alasan | m | Arabic | Alasan, or Al-Asan, is an African form of the name Hassan, tracing back to Hasan |
| Alasdair | m | Scottish | Alasdair is the Scottish form of Alexander, which means 'the defender of men' or 'the p… |
| Alassane | m | Arabic | Alassane is a variant of the name Hasan, mainly found in the French-speaking parts of W… |
| Alastair | m | Alastair is an anglicized variant of Alasdair, a Scottish form of Alexander | |
| Alaudin | m | Arabic | Alaudin is an Ingush variation of Aladin, whose origin traces back to Ala al-Din (علاء … |
| Alawart | m | The first name Alawart is considered the German equivalent of the Spanish and Portugues… | |
| Alay | m | Turkish | Alay originates from Turkish and is translated as 'the reddish moon' |
| Albain | m | Latin | The name Albain, as a French variant of Alban, means 'the one from Alba' |
| Alban | m | Latin | The first name Alban has its origin in Latin and refers to the place name of the ancien… |
| Albano | m | Latin | Albano is a boy's name whose Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form traces back to the L… |
| Albanus | m | Latin | The name Albanus is a masculine designation that is considered a Latin derivation of Alban |
| Albatrit | m | The name Albatrit has Albanian roots, but it is composed of several unclear word compon… | |
| Alberich | m | Alberich is a masculine first name with Germanic origins | |
| Albero | m | Albero is a derived form of Adalbero and means 'the noble bear', 'the brown bear', or '… | |
| Albert | m | The male first name Albert is a newer form of Adalbert | |
| Albert-Bastian | m | Albert-Bastian is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Bastian ("the ex… | |
| Albert-Berend | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Albert-Christoph | m | Albert-Christoph is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Christoph ("th… | |
| Albert-Eduard | m | Albert-Eduard is a double name combining Albert ("the noble") and Eduard ("the guardian… | |
| Albert-Emil | m | Albert-Emil is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Emil ("the eager one") | |
| Albert-Helmut | m | No information is currently available regarding the meaning | |
| Albert-Horst | m | French | See also the names Albert and Horst as well as their individual meanings |
| Albert-Jansen | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Albert-Karl | m | French | Albert-Karl is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Karl ("the man") |
| Albert-Lotar | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Albert-Lothar | m | Albert-Lothar is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Lothar ("the loud… | |
| Albert-Louis | m | French | Albert-Louis is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Louis ("the famous… |
| Albert-Ludwig | m | Albert-Ludwig is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Ludwig ("the famo… | |
| Albert-Lui | m | French | Albert-Lui is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Lui ("the renowned w… |
| Albert-Martin | m | Currently, no information on the meaning is available | |
| Albert-Michael | m | Albert-Michael is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Michael ("Who is… | |
| Albert-Paul | m | Albert-Paul is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Paul ("the little o… | |
| Albert-Rolf | m | Albert-Rolf is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Rolf ("the glorious… | |
| Albert-Sebastian | m | No information on the meaning is currently available | |
| Albert-Simon | m | Albert-Simon is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Simon ("God has he… | |
| Albert-Tim | m | English | No information on the meaning is currently available |
| Albert-Timon | m | Albert-Timon is a double name combining Albert ("the noble one") and Timon ("the honora… | |
| Albert-Wim | m | Norwegian | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning |
| Albertino | m | Italian | Albertino is a masculine name regarded as the Italian variant of the Old High German na… |
| Alberto | m | Italian | Alberto is a masculine name form that originates from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish,… |
| Albertus | m | The name Albertus, as a Latinized variant of the Old High German Adalbert, carries the … | |
| Albin | m | Latin | Albin is a masculine first name that has two origins |
| Albino | m | Latin | Albino is a variant of the name Albinus and originates from Italian, Portuguese, and Sp… |
| Albion | m | Latin | Albion derives from the historical designation of Great Britain, although the exact ori… |
| Albirich | m | The name Albirich means 'the powerful elf' or 'the ruler of the elves' | |
| Albo | m | As an independent first name, Albo can thus be interpreted as "the elf" or "the nature … | |
| Albot | m | Albot is a shortened form of the name Adalbod, meaning 'the noble messenger' | |
| Albrecht | m | Albrecht is a male first name that represents a younger and contemporary form of the na… | |
| Albrecht-Michael | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Albrecht-Nikolaus | m | Albrecht-Nikolaus is a double name combining Albrecht ("the noble one") and Nikolaus ("… |