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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asif | m | Arabic | Asif is an Arabic name for men, which translates to 'the Forgiving' in English |
| Asifali | m | Asifali stands for 'not dead' and comes from the Zulu language | |
| Asil | m | Arabic | Asil is a boy's name that originates from Turkish and Arabic |
| Asim | m | Arabic | Asim is an Arabic name that means 'the protector' and is derived directly from the Arab… |
| Asiman | m | In Kurdish, the name means 'sky' | |
| Asis | m | Arabic | Asis is a masculine form derived from Asiss and occurs in the Afro-Asiatic language area |
| Asistan | m | In Kurdish, Asistan means: Helping, Helpful, Assistant | |
| Ask | m | Norse | The name Ask also comes from Norse mythology and refers to the first man, whose partner… |
| Askan | m | The name Askan is a Latinized derivation of Aschwin, a German variant of the Old High G… | |
| Askanios | m | The name Askanios has its roots in ancient Greek and is associated with a yet undefined… | |
| Askell | m | Askell, a Scottish Gaelic variant of Askjell, derives from the Old Norse Ásketill (Áskæll) | |
| Asker | m | Arabic | The name Asker, a more modern variant of Askr, means 'the ash tree' and has its origins… |
| Askia | m | Arabic | The first name Askia, a variant of Askiya, is closely linked to the Askia dynasty, whos… |
| Askil | m | Danish | Askil, a boys' name, is the Scandinavian form of Askjell and is derived from the Old No… |
| Askin | m | Turkish | Askin (Aşkın) is a Turkish first name that is suitable for both genders |
| Askjell | m | Norwegian | The name Askjell (Åskjell) originates from Norway and represents a newer spelling of th… |
| Asklepios | m | Greek | Asklepios is a boy's name of Greek origin, composed of elements that mean 'to cut out' |
| Asko | m | Finnish | The name Asko has Finnish roots, but the exact meaning and specific word components are… |
| Askol | m | Indian | Askol is an Indian boy's name that means 'the Painted' |
| Askwin | m | The Old German name Askwin stands for "the friend of the ash spear" or simply "the frie… | |
| Aslak | m | The name Aslak comes from Old Norse and is made up of two parts: áss, which means 'the … | |
| Aslan | m | The first name Aslan, whose meaning is literally 'the lion', has its roots in Old Turki… | |
| Asllan | m | Asllan is an Albanian form of the Turkish name Aslan, which means 'the lion' | |
| Asman | m | The name Asman has Kurdish roots and consists of two words, the exact meaning of which … | |
| Asmen | m | Persian | Asmen is a boy's name from Kurdish |
| Asmerom | m | Asmerom is a boy's name of African origin, meaning "the united one." It comes from the … | |
| Asmir | m | Arabic | The name Asmir has its origins in Bosnian and is influenced by Arabic |
| Asmo | m | The name Asmo combines Old High German and Ancient Greek elements | |
| Asmund | m | The name Asmund (Åsmund) is a historical male first name from Denmark, Norway, and Swed… | |
| Asmus | m | Asmus, a male first name, serves as a short form of the Greek Erasmus | |
| Asmuth | m | The name Asmuth has its roots in Old Norse and Old High German | |
| Aso | m | The name Aso has Kurdish roots, although the exact components of the word are not yet k… | |
| Asparuh | m | Asparuh is a boy's name that has its roots in the Iranian language | |
| Aspreno | m | Latin | Aspreno is a boy's name with Latin roots |
| Asrael | m | The name Asrael, a variant of the name Azrael, means 'God is my help' | |
| Asrar | m | Arabic | The name Asrar, of Arabic origin, translates into English as 'the secret' and in a meta… |
| Asriel | m | Hebrew | Asriel, or Asriël (Ἀσριήλ), is an ancient Greek form of the name Azriel, which is origi… |
| Assad | m | Arabic | Assad is a form of the Arabic name Asad, whose meaning in Arabic ʾasad (أَسَد) is 'the … |
| Assan | m | Arabic | Assan, the boy's name, is a variant of Hasan |
| Assen | m | The name Assen has its roots in Bulgarian and is often interpreted as 'the Just', 'the … | |
| Asser | m | Estonian | The name Asser, a Finnish form of Asher, carries the meaning "the Happy" and "the Bless… |
| Assil | m | Arabic | The name Assil for boys is a variant of the Arabic name Asil |
| Assuntino | m | Spanish | Assuntino is a boy's name derived from the Spanish word 'asunción', which means 'the ta… |
| Asterios | m | Greek | Asterios, a traditional Greek male first name, means 'the star.' The name (Ἀστέριος) co… |
| Asterix | m | Greek | The first name Asterix, also known as Astérix, comes from the ancient Greek word asterí… |
| Astold | m | The name Astold has German roots, with its origin stemming from various German words | |
| Aston | m | English | Aston is a masculine first name that traces back to an Old English surname, which is ei… |
| Astor | m | English | Astor is a masculine first name that traces back to a Provençal surname |
| Astrit | m | Estonian | Astrit is a masculine first name of Albanian origin, interpreted as 'the green whip snake' |
| Astyanax | m | Astyanax (Ἀστῠάναξ) is a traditional Greek first name that is derived from the ancient … | |
| Asuma | m | Japanese | Asuma is a Japanese male name, which translates to 'the bright horse' or 'the shining o… |
| Asura | m | Sanskrit | The name Asura has its roots in Sanskrit and is connected to mythological and spiritual… |
| Asvin | m | Asvin, a male first name, originates from the Old High German name Askwin | |
| Aswath | m | Sanskrit | Aswath is a short form of the Indian and Indonesian name Aswathi |
| Aswin | m | Aswin is an old German first name that represents a shortened variant of Askwin and tra… | |
| Atakan | m | Turkish | The name Atakan has its roots in Turkish and translates to 'the blood of the ancestors'… |
| Atal | m | Indian | The name Atal carries the meaning "the steadfast" and has its origin in Hindi, where aṭ… |
| Atalay | m | Turkish | Atalay is a masculine name of Turkish origin that translates into English as "the Famou… |
| Atanas | m | Atanas is a boy's name that is regarded as the Bulgarian and Macedonian form of the Gre… | |
| Atanasije | m | Atanasije (Cyrillic Атанасије) is the Serbian variant of the Greek name Athanasios (Αθα… | |
| Atanasio | m | Italian | Atanasio is the Italian and Spanish form of the Greek name Athanasios (Αθανάσιος) |
| Ataullah | m | Arabic | The name Ataullah is a boy's name of Arabic origin |
| Atdhe | m | Atdhe is a masculine first name derived from the Albanian word atdhe, which means 'home… | |
| Atem | m | English | Atem is a variant of the ancient Egyptian name Atum and translates to 'the Completed' |
| Athanasios | m | Greek | The name Athanasios (Αθανάσιος) literally translates to 'the Immortal' or 'the Eternal' |
| Athanasius | m | Latin | The name Athanasius comes from the Latinized form of the Greek Athanasios (Αθανάσιος) a… |
| Athanassios | m | The name Athanassios originates from ancient Greek and is made up of the words 'a', mea… | |
| Atharv | m | Indian | The name Atharv has its roots in Hinduism and translates to 'the knowledgeable' in English |
| Athaulf | m | Athaulf is an alternative spelling of Attaulf and is translated as 'the father of wolve… | |
| Atheesan | m | Indian | Atheesan is a boy's name that originates from the Indian language |
| Athelstan | m | The name Athelstan is directly translated as 'the noble stone' and consists of two Old … | |
| Athenaios | m | Greek | Athenaios (Ἀθήναιος) is a masculine form of the ancient Greek name Athenais (Ἀθηναΐς), … |
| Athid | m | Athid is a spelling of the Thai name Atid and carries the meaning 'the sun' or 'the sun… | |
| Athigan | m | The name Athigan has an unclear origin, as no specific word composition has been docume… | |
| Athmane | m | Arabic | Athmane is a male first name that translates to "a narrator of Hadith" and has its orig… |
| Athos | m | Greek | Athos (Ἄθως) is a boy's name that originates from Greek mythology |
| Atif | m | Arabic | The name Atif, which comes from Arabic, can be directly translated into English as "the… |
| Atilla | m | Atilla, the Turkish form of Attila, refers to the ruler of the Western Huns who created… | |
| Atillah | m | The name Atillah has its roots in the Gothic language and is composed of the elements '… | |
| Atlas | m | Greek | The name Atlas or Átlas (Ἄτλας) means 'the bearer', 'the patient one', or 'the one who … |
| Atle | m | Norwegian | Atle is considered the Norwegian form of Attila, the ruler of the Huns, who founded a l… |
| Atnan | m | Arabic | Atnan, as the Albanian and Turkish form of Adnan, is a traditional Arabic boy's name |
| Atom | m | The masculine first name Atom is derived from the Ancient Greek term átomos (ἄτομος), w… | |
| Aton | m | Egyptian | Aton is a male first name that originates from Egyptian mythology |
| Atreides | m | Greek | Atreides is a masculine first name of Greek origin, meaning 'the descendant of Atreus' |
| Atreju | m | French | The name Atreju, also spelled Atréju, is considered a literary creation |
| Atreo | m | Spanish | The name Atreo, a Spanish variant of the Greek Atreus (Ἀτρεύς), translates to 'the fear… |
| Atreyu | m | Spanish | Atreyu represents a Spanish derivation of the name Atreju, which was introduced by Mich… |
| Atsu | m | Atsu is a masculine first name that comes from the Ewe language and translates to 'the … | |
| Atsushi | m | Japanese | Atsushi is a male name that carries the meanings 'the Friendly' and 'the Pure' in Japanese |
| Atsuto | m | Japanese | Atsuto is a Japanese boy's name that can roughly be interpreted as 'warm-hearted person… |
| Atticus | m | The name Atticus is a Latinized variant of the Greek nickname Attikos (Ἀττικός) | |
| Attila | m | Turkish | Attila is a popular masculine first name that frequently appears in Hungarian and Turki… |
| Attilio | m | The name Attilio, an Italian variant of the Etruscan Atiliă or Ătīlĭus, is often transl… | |
| Attilla | m | Hungarian | Attila is a diminutive form of 'At(t)a', the Gothic word for 'father' |
| Attor | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Atulya | m | Indian | Atulya is an Indian boy's name, whose meaning in German is "the incomparable." This nam… |
| Atys | m | Latin | Atys is a boy's name with Latin roots |
| Atze | m | The name Atze is an old German short form for first names that begin with "A-" | |
| Aubert | m | Aubert, a masculine first name, is the French form of Albert |