List of Germanic Baby Names Meanings Starting with A

Alissa

Origin of the name Alissa: A variant form of Alicia (nobility). Variant form of Alice (nobility), a name which evolved through a series of variants from the Germanic Adalheidis (noble one, nobility). Alternatively, the name Alyssa can be derived from the name of the alyssum flower. Var: Alicia, Alycia, Alyssa.

Meaning: Truth, Noble Origin: Germanic

Allison

Alison/Allison has two etymologies. Alison and all of its variations are from Alicen, a feminine French diminutive of Alice. However, the name also derived as a masculine English matronymic meaning "son of Alice." Alice derives from the Greek "aletheia," meaning "truth." Allison can mean "Little Alice."

Meaning: A form of alison Origin: Germanic

Allyson

The different meanings of the name Allyson are: Germanic meaning: Noble kind; of the noble sort. French meaning: Noble kind; of the noble sort.

Meaning: A form of alison Origin: Germanic

Alonzo

(ah-LAHN-zoh)

The name Alonzo is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Alonzo is: Eager for battle.

Meaning: Prepared for battle, eager and ready Origin: Germanic

Alphonso

The name Alphonso is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Alphonso is: Ready for a fight.

Meaning: Prepared for battle, eager and ready Origin: Germanic

Alysa

Origin of the name Alyssa: A variant of Alicia (nobility), Alyssa is alternatively derived from the alyssum flower.

Meaning: Princess Origin: Germanic

America

(ə-MER-i-kə)

The name America was coined by Martin Waldseemüller from Americus Vespucius, the Latinized version of the name of Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512), the Italian explorer who mapped South America's east coast and the Caribbean Sea in the early 16th century.

Meaning: A powerful ruler Origin: Germanic

Aadolf

(AH-dawlf)

Origin. Meaning. Noble wolf. Adolf, also spelled Adolph and sometimes Latinised to Adolphus, is a given name used in German-speaking countries, in Scandinavia, in the Netherlands and Flanders and to a lesser extent in various Central European countries.

Meaning: Distinguished or strong wolf Origin: Finnish, Germanic

Aart

(AHRT)

The name Aart is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Aart is: Like an eagle.

Abbe

(AH-beh)

Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning "noble".

Meaning: Nobleman Origin: Dutch, Germanic