Baby Names and their Meanings

Alessandra. Italian Baby Name

September 18th, 2007

The Italian name Alessandra is from Alexander. In Greek it means “Defender of Men or Warding off men”.

    Baby Name: ALESSANDRA
    Origin of the name: Italian, Greek
    Suitable for: For Girls
    Meaning of name: Defender of Men (Alexander) or Warding off men

Aleena

September 17th, 2007

Aleena is an English name. The name is from Helen which is a Greek name. Aleena means ” shining one or bright one.

    Baby Name: ALEENA
    Origin of the name: Greek, English
    Suitable for: Girls
    Meaning of name: Shining One, Bright One

An alternate spelling for this name is Aleine.


Aleeka. Nigerian Baby Name

September 15th, 2007

Aleeka is derived from the word Alike in Nigerian. The meaning of this baby name is Girl who drives out beautiful women. Naturally this name is suitable for pretty baby girls.

    Baby Name: ALEEKA
    Origin of the name: Nigerian
    Suitable for: Pretty Baby Girls
    Meaning of name: Girl who drives out beautiful women

Alea. Arabic Baby Name

September 14th, 2007

Alea is another Arabic baby girl name like Aisha. Though it is less popular compared to the name Aisha.

    Baby Name: ALEA
    Origin of the name: Arabic
    Suitable for: Girls
    Meaning of name: High, Exalted

An alternate spelling for this baby name is Aleah.


Adrian. Latin Baby Name

September 13th, 2007

The name Adrian is of Latin origin. This name originated from the Latin word Hadrianus which means “of Hadria” which is a city in northern Italy. This baby name is suitable for baby boys as well as baby girls. Though it is less popular for girls.

    Baby Name: ADRIAN
    Origin of the name: Latin
    Suitable for: Both for Boys and Girls
    Meaning of name: Of Adria, Black Earth

Aisha. Muslim Baby Name

September 13th, 2007

Aisha is an Arabic baby name which is very popular for baby girls. The name Aisha is now popular in western world as well especially in America.

    Baby Name: AISHA
    Origin of the name: Arabic, English
    Suitable for: Baby Girl
    Meaning of the name: Alive and Well

Ayesha and Ayisha are some of the few alternate spellings for this popular female name.


Agnes

September 13th, 2007

Agnes is a English name originated from Greek word agnos which means pure or chaste. This baby name is suitable for baby girls. Agnes is a common name for females. Some people also use an alternative spelling Agness.

    Baby Name: AGNES
    Origin of the name: Greek, English
    Suitable for: Girl Child
    Meaning of name: Pure, Chaste (from Creek word Agnos)

So if you have decided to name your girl child as Agnes, then you can call her Aggie at home. :)


Agatha - Greek Baby Girl name

December 17th, 2006

Agatha is a female name. The meaning of the name Agatha in Greek is “good”. Agatha is derived from the word agathos. The famous personalities with the name Agatha includes patron saint of firefighters, Saint Agatha and Dame Agatha Christie, the popular British crime thriller novelist.

    Baby Name: Agatha
    Suitable for: Baby Girls
    Origin of the name: Greek, English
    Meaning of the name: Good

Similar baby girl names are Aggie, Agathe (French), Agathi (Greek), Agatka (Polish) and Agi (Hungarian)


Aditi - Indian baby girl name

December 15th, 2006

Aditi is a female name for Indian baby girl. It is a Hindi word. Aditi is the mother of all Hindu gods. Hindus beleive that, Aditi blesses children and cattle, bestows forgiveness and offers protection. More details below.

  • Name: Aditi
  • Gender: Girl
  • Origin of name: Hindi, India
  • Meanings: Name of a Hindu godess
  • Though it is a common Indian baby girl name, it is unusual for westerners and other races.


    Abana - Baby Girl Names

    December 14th, 2006

    Abana is a less popular name for baby girls. It’s origin is Africa. The word Abana came from the Ghanaian name Abina which means born on thursday. Abana was also the old name of Barada the main river of Damascus. Following are the details of this baby girl name.

      Origin of the Name: Africa
      Meaning of the Name: Stony, Born on thursday
      Name for : Baby Girls


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