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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfgis | m | Alfgis is a masculine first name derived from Old High German and carries the meaning '… | |
| Alfhard | m | Alfhard is a masculine first name with Old High German roots | |
| Alfhelm | m | Alfhelm is composed of the Old High German words alb for "elf (nature spirit)" and helm… | |
| Alfheri | m | The name Alfheri has its roots in Old High German and consists of the elements 'alf', m… | |
| Alfi | m | The name Alfi derives from names that begin with "Alf-" and can be translated as either… | |
| Alfie | m | English | The name Alfie is a short and affectionate form of the name Alfred and has its roots in… |
| Alfio | m | Italian | The name Alfio is the Italian variant of the Latin Alphius/Alfius and goes back to the … |
| Alfons | m | The masculine first name Alfons is likely of West Gothic origin and originally derives … | |
| Alfons-Georg | m | Alfons-Georg is a double name combining Alfons ("the ready fighter") and Georg ("the fa… | |
| Alfons-Guido | m | Alfons-Guido is a double name combining Alfons ("the ready fighter") and Guido ("the on… | |
| Alfons-Joachim | m | Alfons-Joachim is a double name combining Alfons ("the ready fighter") and Joachim ("Go… | |
| Alfons-Peter | m | Greek | Alfons-Peter is a double name combining Alfons ("the ready fighter") and Peter ("the ro… |
| Alfons-Reimund | m | Alfons-Reimund is a double name combining Alfons ("the ready fighter") and Reimund ("th… | |
| Alfonsas | m | Alfonsas is a masculine given name regarded as the Lithuanian form of Alfons, derived f… | |
| Alfonso | m | Alfonso is regarded as the Italian and Spanish variation of Alfons, which has its origi… | |
| Alfonz | m | Hungarian | Alfonz is primarily a Slovenian variant of the name Alfons, which traces back to the Ol… |
| Alfred | m | The name Alfred has a profound meaning and is often interpreted as 'the one advised by … | |
| Alfred-Christian | m | Alfred-Christian is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and… | |
| Alfred-Ernst | m | Alfred-Ernst is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and Ern… | |
| Alfred-Hans | m | Alfred-Hans is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and Hans… | |
| Alfred-Heinrich | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Alfred-Heinz | m | Alfred-Heinz is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and Hei… | |
| Alfred-Joseph | m | Alfred-Joseph is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and Jo… | |
| Alfred-Karl | m | Alfred-Karl is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and Karl… | |
| Alfred-Maria | m | Information about the meaning is currently not available | |
| Alfred-Paul | m | Alfred-Paul is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and Paul… | |
| Alfred-Samuel | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Alfred-Stefan | m | Alfred-Stefan is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and St… | |
| Alfred-Winfried | m | Alfred-Winfried is a double name combining Alfred ("the one advised by the elves") and … | |
| Alfredas | m | Alfredas represents a Lithuanian derivation of the old German name Alfred | |
| Alfredo | m | Basque | Alfredo is a male form of the name that has its origins in Italian, Portuguese, and Spa… |
| Alfredo-Augusto | m | Currently, there are no details about the meaning | |
| Alfsigr | m | The name Alfsigr has its roots in Old Norse and consists of the terms 'alfr', which mea… | |
| Algassim | m | African | This name is derived from the name Quasim or Al Quasim |
| Alger | m | The name Alger is a Frisian derivation of the old German first name Adalger and carries… | |
| Algernon | m | English | Algernon is a boy's name that originates from Anglo-Norman culture and traces back to a… |
| Algimantas | m | Algimantas is a Lithuanian male name meaning 'the clever beginner' or 'the agile wealth… | |
| Algis | m | Algis, a male first name with Lithuanian roots, is regarded as a short form of Algimant… | |
| Alhaji | m | Arabic | Alhaji is a West African variation of the Arabic Haji (حاجي) |
| Alhard | m | The name Alhard can be regarded as a younger short form of Adalhard | |
| Ali | m | Arabic | Ali is a masculine first name of Arabic origin, meaning 'the Exalted', 'the High', or '… |
| Ali-Can | m | Turkish | Ali-Can is a double name combining Ali ("the exalted") and Can ("the living") |
| Ali-Ilker | m | Turkish | Ali-Ilker is a double name combining Ali ("the exalted") and Ilker ("the first") |
| Ali-Kaan | m | Arabic | Ali-Kaan is a double name combining Ali ("the exalted") and Kaan ("the King") |
| Ali-Riza | m | Turkish | It denotes a 'prince in Islam', which also reflects the meanings of the two individual … |
| Aliaksandr | m | Aliaksandr (Аляксандр) is the Belarusian form of Alexander and means 'the defender of m… | |
| Aliaksei | m | Aliaksei is a boy's name composed of ancient Greek words | |
| Alian | m | Alian is a boy's name that is considered a variant of Arian | |
| Alican | m | Arabic | Alican is a masculine first name that likely represents a combination of Ali and Can |
| Alick | m | English | The name Alick is a short form of the name Alexander and originates from English, Irish… |
| Alidor | m | Origin unknown | |
| Alihan | m | Arabic | The name Alihan, a Muslim name for boys, can be translated as 'the exalted ruler' or 't… |
| Alihsan | m | Arabic | Alihsan is a boy's name of Arabic origin |
| Alijan | m | Arabic | The name Alijan is a variant of Alican and literally means 'the exalted soul.' This des… |
| Alik | m | Russian | The name Alik, which is masculine, has its origin in Armenian and means 'the wave', der… |
| Alikzandar | m | Russian | It comes from 'Alik' and means 'protector' |
| Alim | m | Arabic | The name Alim (also Âlim) has both Arabic and Turkish roots and can take on different m… |
| Alino | m | Alino is a Brazilian form of the name Adelino, which is considered the male counterpart… | |
| Aliou | m | Arabic | The name Aliou originates from West African culture and is a form of the Arabic name Ali |
| Alireza | m | Arabic | Alireza (علیرضا) is a compound form of the Persian names Ali and Reza |
| Aliriza | m | Arabic | Aliriza is a boy's name that has its origins in Arabic |
| Alisher | m | Arabic | The name Alisher (علیشر), which comes from the Arabic-Persian language area, literally … |
| Alistair | m | English | Alistair is an anglicized version of the Scottish name Alasdair, which in turn derives … |
| Alistan | m | The name Alistan has Kurdish roots and is made up of the elements 'Al' or 'Ala', meanin… | |
| Alister | m | English | Alister represents an anglicized form of Alasdair, which is a Scottish variant of the n… |
| Aljoscha | m | Russian | Aljoscha is regarded as a pet form of the name Alexej or Alexei, which means "the prote… |
| Aljosha | m | Russian | Aljosha is often regarded as a Russian diminutive of Alexej |
| Alkan | m | Turkish | Alkan, a masculine first name, stands for 'the blood-red one' and is derived from the T… |
| Alker | m | Alker is a masculine first name that is regarded as the Frisian form of the old German … | |
| Alkim | m | Turkish | The name Alkim has its roots in the Turkish language and means 'the rainbow' |
| Alkmar | m | The name Alkmar has an unclear origin but can be interpreted with meanings such as "the… | |
| Alkmund | m | Alkmund, an ancient German name, has two possible meanings: it can mean 'the noble prot… | |
| Alkuin | m | The name Alkuin is regarded as a Germanized form of Alcuin and has its origins in the O… | |
| Alkwin | m | The name Alkwin also originates from Old High German and combines the meanings of 'sanc… | |
| Allan | m | Celtic | The first name Allan, a masculine name, is a Danish, English, Estonian, and Swedish for… |
| Allard | m | Allard represents an East Frisian and Dutch spelling of Adelhard, which can be traced b… | |
| Allaye | m | The name Allaye has its roots in the Bambara language, which is prevalent in Mali | |
| Allen | m | Celtic | The name Allen refers to 'the little rock' in German and likely derives from the Celtic… |
| Allo | m | Allo is a masculine first name that functions as a short form for names with the syllab… | |
| Allvar | m | Swedish | the Serious One |
| Almanzo | m | Arabic | The name Almanzo for boys is an anglicized form of the Arabic Al-Mansur (المنصور) |
| Almar | m | Almar is a short form of the name Adalmar and means 'the noble famous' or 'the famous n… | |
| Almarich | m | Almarich is a variant of the name Amalrich and means 'the brave ruler' | |
| Almedin | m | Arabic | Almedin is the masculine form of the Bosnian name Almedina with Arabic origin |
| Almeida | m | Portuguese | The name Almeida has its roots in Portuguese |
| Almeric | m | English | Almeric, also called Alméric, is a variant of the name Amalrich in English and French |
| Almerich | m | Almerich is an alternative spelling of Amalrich and means 'the brave ruler' | |
| Almero | m | Portuguese | In Kurdish, the name means: Our flag is the flag of the sun (Ala me a Roze) |
| Almin | m | Arabic | Almin represents the Bosnian form of the Arabic and Muslim name Alamin |
| Almir | m | Arabic | The name Almir is the Bosnian form of the Arabic Al-Amir and traces back to Amir |
| Almon | m | English | Almon is regarded as an English variant of the name Amon |
| Almos | m | Hungarian | Almos (Álmos) is a masculine first name that originates from Hungarian |
| Alnur | m | Arabic | The name Alnur has its roots in the Old Turkish term al (آل), which means 'dark red', '… |
| Alof | m | The name Alof stands for 'noble wolf' and is a short form of Adolf | |
| Aloin | m | French | The name Aloin is the French equivalent of Alwin, which means 'noble friend' |
| Alois | m | The male first name Alois has two possible origins | |
| Alois-Andreas | m | Alois-Andreas is a double name combining Alois ("the wise one") and Andreas ("the brave") | |
| Alois-Martin | m | Alois-Martin is a double name combining Alois ("the wise one") and Martin ("dedicated t… | |
| Aloisio | m | The name Aloisio is an Italian variant of Alois, derived from Alwis | |
| Aloisius | m | The name Aloisius means "the very wise" or "the all-knowing" |