List of Baby Names for Girls Starting with A

April

(AY-pril)

Latin Meaning: The name April is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name April is: Open. The month April; symbolizes spring.

Meaning: Open Origin: Latin

Arachne

(ə-RAK-nee)

Means "spider" in Greek. In Greek myth Arachne was a mortal woman who defeated Athena in a weaving contest. After this Arachne hanged herself, but Athena brought her back to life in the form of a spider.

Meaning: Spider Origin: Greek

Aranka

(ah-RAHN-kah)

Hungarian Meaning: The name Aranka is a Hungarian baby name. In Hungarian the meaning of the name Aranka is: Gold.

Meaning: Golden Origin: Latin

Ardath

(AHR-duth)

Hebrew Meaning: The name Ardath is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Ardath is: Flowering field.

Meaning: Blooming field Origin: Hebrew

Ardella

(ahr-DE-luh)

Latin Meaning: The name Ardella is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Ardella is: Ardent. Eager. Industrious.

Meaning: Blooming field Origin: Hebrew

Aretha

(ə-REETH-ə)

Aretha is a feminine given name, derived from the Greek arete. Notable people with the name include: Aretha Franklin (born 1942), American musician and singer-songwriter.

Meaning: Morality, virtue Origin: Greek

Areum

(AH-rum)

Areum, also spelled Ah-reum, is a Korean feminine given name. Unlike most Korean given names, which are composed of two single-syllable Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja, Areum is an indigenous Korean name (고유어 이름), a single two-syllable word meaning "beauty".

Meaning: Beautiful Origin: Korean

Arezoo

(ah-REH-zaw)

Given Name AREZOO. GENDER: Feminine. USAGE: Persian. OTHER SCRIPTS: آرزو (Persian)

Meaning: Longed for Origin: Persian

Ariadne

(ar-ee-AD-nee)

The name Ariadne is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Ariadne is: Chaste, very holy. Ariadne was Greek mythological daughter of King Minos of Crete who aided Theseus to escape from the Cretan labyrinth after killing the Minotaur.

Meaning: The holiest one Origin: Greek

Arizona

(air-i-ZO-na)

The state's name appears to originate from an earlier Spanish name, Arizonac, derived from the O'odham name alĭ ṣonak, meaning "small spring," which initially applied only to an area near the silver mining camp of Planchas de Plata, Sonora. To the European settlers, their pronunciation sounded like "Arissona".

Meaning: Little spring Origin: Native American