Dog Names That Start With A

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

Angus

Anglicized form of Aonghus, from Celtic elements meaning "one" and "choice"

Anik

From Sanskrit anīka, meaning "army" or "splendour".

Anita

Spanish, portuguese, croatian and slovene diminutive of ana

Anja

Form of Anya in several languages.

Anji

Recorded as a given name in Japanese, Sanskrit and English

Anka

A diminutive of Anna, formed with the suffix -ka

Anker

A male given name that means 'anchor' in German

Ann

English and Manx form of Anne, from the Hebrew Hannah, meaning 'favour' or 'grace'.

Anna

Form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament

Anna Banana

Annabel

Variant of Amabel, respelled as if from Anna and French belle "beautiful"

Annabell

Rare variant of Annabel, recorded as a German given name

Annabella

Latinate form of Annabel, or a blend of Anna and Latin bella "beautiful"

Annalee

Combination of Anna and Lee

Anneli

Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Annelie, as well as a German variant.

Annelie

German diminutive of Anna or short form of Anneliese

Annelle

Recorded as an English feminine given name; no meaning is documented

Annet

Dutch variant of Annette, also in use in East Africa

Anni

A diminutive of Anna, used in Finnish, Estonian, German and Danish

Annia

A variant of the name Anna, which means 'grace' or 'favor'.

Annica

Variant of Annika

Annika

Swedish diminutive of Anna, derived in the 15th century from Anneke

Anniki

An Estonian feminine given name

Annis

Medieval English form of Agnes

Annja

Annouk

Annuk

Annuschka

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Annushka

Russian diminutive of Anna

Anny

A diminutive of Anne, from Hebrew Hannah, meaning grace or favour

Anoki

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sioux

Anona

Meaning unknown; possibly inspired by Vivian Grey's 1903 song of this name

Anouk

Dutch and French diminutive of Anna

Anouska

Diminutive of Anna, inspired by the Russian form Annushka

Anschy

Ansel

English surname derived from the given name Anselm

Ansley

From Old English ānsetl, 'hermitage', and lēah, 'woodland clearing'

Anson

Derived from Old English meaning 'son of the ancestor'

Anta

Recorded as a given name in Latvian, Greek, German, Sami and Aymara

Antar

A name of Arabic origin meaning 'brave' or 'courageous'

Antares

From Greek Ἀντάρης (Antares), traditionally said to mean "opposing Ares"

Antero

Finnish form of Andrew; also the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Anterus.

Anthea

From greek ἄνθος (anthos), "flower, blossom"

Antje

Frisian, Dutch and Low German diminutive of Anna

Antoine

French form of the Latin Antonius, meaning 'highly praise-worthy'

Antoinette

Derived from the name Antoine, meaning 'beyond praise' or 'of inestimable worth'.

Antra

Recorded as a given name in Latvian and Malagasy; no meaning is documented

Anubis

Ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife and funerary rites

Anuka

User-submitted: recorded as a feminine given name in Georgian

Anushka

Diminutive of Anna; also Persian for "grace", "a favour" or "a flower"

Anya

Russian diminutive of Anna

Anza

Recorded as a given name in Venda and Pakistani use

Anzo

Derived from Old German enz, meaning "giant"

Anzu

User-submitted: a feminine given name in Japanese

Aodh

From Old Irish áed, meaning "fire"

Aodhan

Anglicised as Aidan; from the Irish male given name Aodhán

Aoife

From Old Irish Aífe, from óiph, meaning "beauty" (modern Irish aoibh)

Aoki

Japanese surname, literally "green/blue tree"

Aolani

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Apache

The Apache, several Southern Athabaskan-speaking peoples of the Southwest

Apachi

Apaco

Apex

English word for the top or highest point of something

Aphie

Apoll

Apollo

God of music, arts, knowledge, and the sun in ancient Greek mythology.

Apollon

God of music, arts, knowledge and the sun in Greek mythology

Apollonia

Of Apollo, the Greek god of music and art

Apollos

Ancient Greek Ἀπολλώς, borne by a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian

Apolo

The Greek god of the sun and light

Aponi

Recorded as a feminine given name in Siksika

Appia

The name 'Appia' derives from the Appian Way, an ancient road in Italy.

Appoll

Appollo

God of music, prophecy, healing, and the sun in Greek mythology

Apricot

The fruit, or the tree bearing it, of several species in the genus Prunus

April

From the month April, probably from Latin aperio, "to open, to uncover"

Aqua

The Latin word for water

Aquana

Aquene

Ara

An alternative form of 'Arah', meaning 'to rise' or 'to ascend'

Arabella

Medieval scottish name, probably a variant of annabel

Arabello

Aragon

A place in Spain known for its rich history and culture

Aragorn

Sindarin name of unexplained meaning, though the first element is presumably ara "noble, kingly"

Arak

Recorded as a masculine given name in Thai

Aram

From Hebrew, meaning "fortress, elevated place"; also means "calm" in Kurdish.

Aramis

Alias of a musketeer in Dumas's The Three Musketeers, from the surname Aramitz

Aranca

Romanian name of a river in the Banat region of Romania and Serbia

Aranja

Arano

Means 'the distant one' in Japanese

Aranxa

A feminine given name recorded in Spanish, where it is rare

Aras

Lithuanian for "eagle" (a poetic word).

Arashi

Japanese word for storm (嵐)

Arata

From Japanese 新 (arata), meaning "fresh, new"

Arav

Recorded as a masculine given name in Hindi

Arbo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Arca

Latin arca, "chest, storehouse"; also a Galician, Portuguese and Italian surname