Dog Names That Start With A

903 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all name start with categories.

Adra

Recorded as a given name in astronomy and in Arabic, as a feminine and masculine name

Adria

Short form of Adriana

Adrian

Form of the Latin name Hadrianus, from the place name Hadria

Adriana

Latin, the feminine of Adrian — 'from Hadria', a town in northern Italy.

Adrianna

Latin feminine form of Adrian

Adriel

Means "flock of God" in Hebrew, from ʿeḏer "flock, herd" and ʾel "God"

Adrien

Meaning 'dark one' or 'rich'

Adrik

No documented meaning; recorded as a masculine given name in Dutch

Adventure

English word for a bold, sometimes risky undertaking

Adya

Given name in India for boys and girls; Russian diminutive of Avdey and Avdiky

Aeko

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Japanese

Aela

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aelita

Derived from a fictional character in the science fiction movie 'Aelita: Queen of Mars'.

Aello

Ancient Greek Ἀελλώ, the name of multiple figures in Greek mythology

Aemy

Aenny

Aerabella

Aero

English back-formation from aero-, a Greek prefix relating to flight and air

Aesop

A Greek storyteller known for his fables

Aether

Latinized form of greek Αἰθήρ (Aither), "ether, heaven", from αἴθω (aitho), "to burn, to ignite"

Affonso

Noble or ready for battle

Affra

Recorded as a feminine given name in medieval German

Afi

A name of African origin meaning 'born on a Friday'

Afina

Russian and Ukrainian form of Athena

Afino

Afiro

Afra

Afram

A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'exalted father'.

Afro

A hairstyle that originated in the African American community, characterized by a rounded, voluminous shape.

Afrodita

Spanish and Russian form of Aphrodite, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη

Aga

Short form of Agata or Agnieszka

Agata

Form of Agatha in various languages

Agatha

Latinized form of Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathe), from ἀγαθός, meaning "good"

Aggi

A diminutive form of names like Agatha, meaning 'good' or 'kind'.

Aggie

Diminutive of Agnes or Agatha

Aggy

A form of the name Agnes, which means pure or holy.

Agil

Recorded as a masculine given name in Azerbaijani

Agira

A name of Italian origin that is believed to be derived from 'Agir', which means 'to act' or 'to do'.

Agiro

Agnar

Old Norse Agnarr, from agi "awe, fear" or egg "sword edge" and herr "army"

Agnarr

A character from Norse mythology, associated with nobility and strength

Agnes

Latinized form of the greek name Hagne, from hagnos, meaning "chaste"

Agni

Sanskrit for "fire"; also a modern Greek form of Agnes and a Norse diminutive.

Agnia

Alternate transcription of the Russian name Агния (Agniya)

Agung

Means "great, large" in Indonesian

Agus

An Indonesian name, a variant of Bagus and a short form of Agustus

Ahanu

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ahiga

The Tuvaluan word for a meeting house

Ahote

A Hopi masculine given name

Ahsoka

A name of Sanskrit origin meaning 'without sorrow'

Ahyoka

Aica

Recorded as a feminine given name in Italian

Aicha

Recorded as a feminine given name in Maghrebi Arabic

Aicko

Aidan

Anglicized form of Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh, meaning "fire"

Aiden

Variant of Aidan, an anglicised form of the Irish Aodhán

Aidie

Recorded as a given name in Scots

Aido

Aidy

An English given name

Aife

Old Irish name of a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

Aika

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aike

Diminutive of names beginning with Old German ekka "edge, blade" or adal "noble"

Aiko

From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 子 (ko) "child"

Aikor

Aila

Finnish form of Ile

Ailani

Possibly from the rare Hawaiian name ʻAilani or the Spanish name Aylén

Ailbe

Old irish form of ailbhe

Ailbhe

A name of Irish origin meaning 'bright' or 'white'.

Aileen

Irish feminine given name, a variant of Eileen

Ailene

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ailin

Kazakh form of Aylin, a more precise transcription

Ailina

No documented meaning; recorded as a Hawaiian feminine given name

Ailis

Scottish Gaelic form of Alice

Ailish

A variant of the name Alice, meaning 'noble' or 'exalted'

Ailsa

A Scottish name that means 'island of the cliffs'.

Ailyn

A variation of the name Aileen, meaning 'bright, shining light'

Aimee

Variant of Amy, influenced by French Aimée

Aimeé

AiméE

French feminine given name, from aimée, "beloved"

Aina

Variant of Aino; also a Balearic form of Anna and a Japanese name from ai "love" and na "greens"

Aine

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese, Irish (Anglicized) and Estonian

Aio

Aiola

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Albanian

Aira

A name of Latin origin meaning 'air' or 'light'.

Airi

Japanese: 愛 (ai) "love" with 莉 (ri) "white jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear"; Finnish: from airut "messenger, herald"

Airin

Recorded as a given name in Japanese, Norwegian, Bengali and Korean

Airis

Recorded as a given name in English, for both boys and girls

Airy

Recorded as a given name in English, for boys and girls

Aischa

Variant spelling of Aisha, an Arabic given name meaning "living" or "alive"

Aisling

Irish for "dream" or "vision"

Aivik

Aivo

Estonian masculine given name, equivalent of Old Scandinavian Ivar

Aja

A given name in Arabic, Danish, Sami and other languages; also a surname

Ajana

Recorded as a given name in modern English (rare), feminine

Ajani

Yoruba, from à- + jà ("to fight") + ní ("to have"), literally "one fought for to have"