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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alojzy | m | The name Alojzy is a Polish variant of the old German name Alois, which in turn is deri… | |
| Alok | m | Indian | Alok is a masculine first name that comes from India |
| Alon | m | Hebrew | Alon, a name meaning "the oak," is derived from the modern Hebrew alon (אלון) |
| Alonso | m | Italian | Alonso is considered the Spanish form of the first name Alfons, which goes back to the … |
| Alonzo | m | Italian | Alonzo is a form of Alfonso that is widespread in Italy and Spain, with roots in Hadufuns |
| Aloys | m | Aloys is a boy's name that represents a spelling variant of Alois and has two possible … | |
| Aloyse | m | French | Aloyse is a French derivative of the traditional German name Alois, which is considered… |
| Aloysius | m | Aloysius is a variant of Aloisius and shares its meaning with Ludwig, which is 'the fam… | |
| Alp | m | Alp, a Turkish name for boys, is a short form of Alper | |
| Alparslan | m | Turkish | The name Alparslan, masculine in gender, originates from Turkish and translates to 'the… |
| Alpaslan | m | Turkish | The first name Alpaslan, a derivative of the Turkish name Alparslan, carries the meanin… |
| Alpatrick | m | Latin | Alpatrick is a modified form of the name Patrick, which traces back to the ancient Roma… |
| Alpay | m | Turkish | Alpay is a masculine first name that originates from the Turkish word alp, which means … |
| Alper | m | Turkish | The Turkish name Alper means 'the hero', 'the brave one', or 'the heroic man' or 'the v… |
| Alperen | m | Turkish | The name Alperen, a Turkish boy's name, is made up of the terms alp for 'hero' and eren… |
| Alpha-Oumar | m | African | The name has African roots |
| Alphaios | m | Alphaios has its roots in ancient Greek, but no specific word compositions have been do… | |
| Alphard | m | The name Alphard originates from the Old High German language and carries the meaning "… | |
| Alpheus | m | Hebrew | The name Alpheus, as a Latinized variant of the Greek forms Alpheios, Alphaios, as well… |
| Alphios | m | The name Alphios has its roots in Ancient Greek and is derived from the word "alphos", … | |
| Alphons | m | an older version of Alfons meaning 'the ready for battle' | |
| Alphonse | m | French | The name Alphonse is considered a French variant of Alfons, which traces back to the Go… |
| Alptug | m | Turkish | Alptug (Alptuğ) is an ancient Turkish boy's name that can be interpreted as 'the heroic… |
| Alram | m | The first name Alram is a short form of the traditional German names Adalram and Adelram | |
| Alrich | m | Alrich is a newer abbreviation of the historical German first name Adalrich | |
| Alrik | m | The name Alrik, a Frisian and Low German derivation of Alrich and a more modern version… | |
| Alron | m | The name Alron has Albanian roots, but specific etymological compositions have not yet … | |
| Alroy | m | Irish | A name with Irish origins that carries the meaning 'the Red' |
| Altaf | m | Arabic | Altaf (ألطاف) is a masculine name of Arabic origin that is commonly found in Bangladesh… |
| Altair | m | Arabic | Altair (Altaïr) is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila |
| Altan | m | Altan is a masculine first name with Turkmen roots | |
| Altfrit | m | Dutch | Altfrit, a masculine first name, is derived from Aldfrid and has a Dutch influence |
| Altin | m | Turkish | Altin (Altın) is a unisex name of Turkish origin that carries the meaning "the golden o… |
| Altman | m | The name is composed of the Old High German terms alda, meaning experienced or wise, an… | |
| Alto | m | Latin | Alto is a West Frisian short form of names that begin with 'Adal-' |
| Alton | m | American | Alton is a masculine first name that derives from a traditional English, locational sur… |
| Altun | m | The boy's name Altun has its roots in Kurdish | |
| Alun | m | Celtic | Alun, as the Welsh form of Alan, is directly translated as "the little rock." This mean… |
| Alvar | m | Estonian | Alvar is a masculine name that originates from Swedish and became popular in the 1980s |
| Alvaro | m | Alvaro (Álvaro) is the Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Old High German name Alawart | |
| Alvee | m | English | The name has its origins in English |
| Alven | m | Alven, a masculine first name, represents a form of Alvin and originates from the names… | |
| Alvia | m | Biblical | Alvia is derived from the biblical name Alvah |
| Alviano | m | Italian | The name has its roots in Italian |
| Alvin | m | The male first name Alvin was adopted from English and is regarded as a shortened varia… | |
| Alvin-Manuel | m | Alvin-Manuel is a double name combining Alvin ("the friend of the elves") and Manuel ("… | |
| Alvir | m | Norwegian | Alvir is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin, considered a younger variant of Alver |
| Alvis | m | Danish | Alvis, as a boy's name, is a newer variant of the Old Norse Alviss (Alvíss) and traces … |
| Alvise | m | Alvise is the Italian variant of Alois or Aloisius, which in turn derives from Alwis | |
| Alvo | m | The first name Alvo has its origins in Old Norse and Old High German | |
| Alwar | m | The name Alwar, a historical masculine first name with Germanic and Gothic origins, is … | |
| Alwin | m | The first name Alwin has two main origins | |
| Alwin-Klaus | m | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Alwis | m | The masculine first name Alwis, which comes from Old German, can be interpreted as 'the… | |
| Alwyn | m | English | Alwyn is the English variant of Alwin, whose roots are in the Old High German Adalwin |
| Amade | m | Latin | Amade (also Amadé) is a form of Amadeus that is used in both French and Hungarian |
| Amadei | m | Latin | The name Amadei means 'the God loved' or 'loved by God' |
| Amadeo | m | Latin | The first name Amadeo, used in both Italian and Spanish, is derived from Amadeus |
| Amadeus | m | Latin | The name Amadeus is composed of the Latin terms "amare" (to love) and "deus" (God) |
| Amadi | m | Amadi is a masculine first name whose meaning is 'humble' | |
| Amadio | m | Latin | Amadio is a form of Amadeo, which in turn is the Italian version of the Latin Amadeus |
| Amadis | m | Latin | Amadis (Amadís) is a historical Spanish variant of the name Amadeus |
| Amadou | m | Arabic | The name Amadou, a West African variant of Achmed, means 'the highly praised' or 'the o… |
| Amael | m | Breton | The name Amael, a masculine first name, is a Breton and French derivation of Mael |
| Amaethon | m | Welsh | Amaethon is often interpreted as a reference to an ancient Celtic-British god of agricu… |
| Amagio | m | The boy's name Amagio has an unclear origin, and there is currently no documented word … | |
| Amalbert | m | The name Amalbert has its origins in Gothic and Old High German and means something lik… | |
| Amald | m | The name Amald is considered a masculine alternative to the first name Amalia | |
| Amalius | m | Latin | The name Amalius carries the meanings 'the brave' and 'the diligent', and it also refer… |
| Amalrich | m | The first name Amalrich has its roots in the Gothic and Old High German languages and m… | |
| Aman | m | Arabic | The name Aman comes from the Arabic word ʾamān (أَمَان), which means 'safety, protectio… |
| Amand | m | Latin | The name Amand stands for 'the lovable' and is the French form of the Latin Amandus, de… |
| Amando | m | Latin | Amando means 'the lovable one' |
| Amandus | m | Latin | Amandus, a male first name, means 'the lovable.' Its roots lie in Latin, where it deriv… |
| Amaniel | m | Latin | The name Amaniel has a multifaceted origin and consists of various elements |
| Amanuel | m | Amanuel is an Ethiopian derivation of Emanuel and traces back to the Hebrew name Imanuel | |
| Amanzio | m | Latin | Amanzio is a boy's name of Latin origin, derived from 'amantius', which means 'loving' |
| Amaral | m | Portuguese | The name Amaral is primarily used in Portuguese contexts |
| Amaranto | m | The name Amaranto has its roots in Ancient Greek and means 'everlasting' | |
| Amare | m | Latin | Amare is a boy's name that originates from Latin and literally means 'the loving one' o… |
| Amareyja | m | Indian | The name Amareyja is a boy's name from the Hindi language, carrying the meaning 'the te… |
| Amarildo | m | French | The name Amarildo has its roots in a French word composition, although the specific wor… |
| Amarin | m | Latin | Amarin, a boy's name, is the Italian variant of Marinus and originates from the ancient… |
| Amarja | m | Hebrew | Amarja is a male first name from the Bible, derived from 'Amaryahu (אֲמַרְיָהוּ) |
| Amaro | m | Latin | The name Amaro, which is especially popular in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking areas, c… |
| Amaroq | m | The boy's name Amaroq has its roots in the Inuit language | |
| Amaru | m | Amaru originates from Quechua and represents a snake-like mythological figure | |
| Amasa | m | Hebrew | The name Amasa has its origins in the Bible and is known as a male first name |
| Amatus | m | Latin | Amatus is a Latin first name that means "the beloved" and is derived from the word amāt… |
| Amaud | m | Amaud is a historical first name with Ostrogothic roots | |
| Amaury | m | Amaury is a boy's name that is considered the French form of the historical German name… | |
| Ambrogio | m | Italian | Ambrogio represents the Italian form of the Latin saint's name Ambrosius |
| Ambroise | m | French | Ambroise is considered the French form of the Latin name Ambrosius |
| Ambros | m | Ambros, a male first name, carries the meanings 'the immortal', 'the divine', and 'the … | |
| Ambrose | m | American | Ambrose represents the English form of the Latin saint's name Ambrosius |
| Ambrosio | m | Ambrosio represents the Spanish form of the Latin name Ambrosius, while the Portuguese … | |
| Ambrosius | m | The name Ambrosius has Latin origins and is closely linked to Ancient Greek | |
| Ambrozije | m | Ambrozije is an original Croatian variant of the name Ambrosius, which comes from the A… | |
| Amed | m | Arabic | Amed is a Spanish adaptation of the name Ahmed, which traces back to Hamid |
| Amede | m | Latin | Amede, correctly spelled as Amédé, is a French variant of Amadeus and carries the meani… |