Christian Baby Names Boys & Girls Starting with A

Arend

(AH-rent)

Arend Name Meaning. Dutch and North German: from a personal name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements arn 'eagle' + wald 'rule'. Compare German Arndt.

Arene

Greek Meaning: The name Arene is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Arene is: Holy one.

Meaning: Very holy one Origin: Spanish

Ares

(AR-eez)

Perhaps from either Greek αρη (are) "bane, ruin" or αρσην (arsen) "male". Ares was the blood-thirsty god of war in Greek mythology, a son of Zeus and Hera.

Meaning: Battle or strife Origin: Greek

Aretas

Aretas (Arabic: حارثة‎ pronounced Haritha or Harithah) is the Greek form of a name borne by kings of the Nabataeans resident at Petra in Arabia. It can refer to: Aretas I was a king in the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Meaning: Agreeable virtuous Origin: Israeli

Arete

Greek name that means "goodness, excellence, virtue." Pronounced: AHR-i-tey. Arete was a minor Greek deity and with her sister Harmonia, was known as the Praxidikai (Exacters of Justice). Famous real-life people named Arete: | Edit.

Meaning: Graceful lovely Origin: Greek

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

Arethusa

In Greek mythology, Arethusa (/ˌærɪˈθjuːzə/; Greek: Ἀρέθουσα) was a nymph and daughter of Nereus (making her a Nereid), who fled from her home in Arcadia beneath the sea and came up as a fresh water fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.

Meaning: Mythological nymph Origin: Greek

Aretina

The name Aretina is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Aretina is: Virtuous.

Meaning: Virtuous 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