Baby boy names beginning with A – with origins and meanings

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: peaceful

2. Aaron

• Origin: (probably) Egyptian
• Meaning: mountain of strength; Aaron was the brother of Moses

3. Abba

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: the superior or father of a monastery

4. Abdullah

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: servant of Allah
• Also: Abdul

5. Abel

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve

6. Abelard

• Origin: middle English
• Meaning: steadfast, noble strength

7. Abner

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: father of light

8. Abraham

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: father of many nations
• Also: Abe, Abie, Ham, Abram

9. Absalom

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: father of peace; Absalom was the rebellious son of King David

10. Adam

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: red, describing the colour of skin

11. Ade

• Origin: Nigerian
• Meaning: royal

12. Adil

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: honest
• Also: Adeel

13. Aditya

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: the sun

14. Adolphus

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: noble wolf
• Also: Adolf, Adolph

15. Adrian

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: someone from the Adriatic region: a version of Hadrian, the Roman Emperor

16. Advik

• Origin: Hindi
• Meaning: unique

17. Ahmed

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: praiseworthy; one of the names of the prophet Muhammad
• Also: Ahmad

18. Aidan

• Origin: Old Irish
• Meaning: small fire
• Also: Edan

19. Ajay

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: invincible

20. Alan

• Origin: Celtic
• Meaning: unknown
• Also: Allan, Allen, Alun, Alain (French)

21. Alastair

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: defender of men
• Also: Alasdair, Alistair

22. Albert

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: noble and bright
• Also: Al, Bert

23. Aldous

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: old
• Also: Aldo (American form)

24. Aldwyn

• Origin: Anglo-Saxon
• Meaning: old friend
• Also: Aldwin

25. Alexander

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: defender of men
• Also: Al, Alec, Alex, Sandy, Lex, Sacha (Russian short form)

26. Alexis

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: Helper or defender

27. Alfred

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: good counsellor
• Also: Alf, Alfie, Fred

28. Algernon

• Origin: Old French
• Meaning: whiskered
• Also: Algie, Algy

29. Ali

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: excellent or noble

30. Aloysius

• Origin: Latin/Old German
• Meaning: brave warrior

31. Alpheius

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: successor; in Greek mythology, the hunter who fell deeply in love with Arethusa, the sea-nymph

32. Amari

• Origin: Mixed African
• Meaning: strength

33. Ambrose

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: pertaining to the immortals
• Also: Emrys (Welsh form)

34. Amin

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: trustworthy

35. Amit

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: without limit

36. Amos

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: bearer of a burden

37. Anand

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: happiness or joy

38. Andrew

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: manly
• Also: Andy, André (French), Dandie, Drew

39. Aneurin

• Origin: Welsh
• Meaning: noble or honourable
• Also: Nye

40. Angus

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: one choice
• Also: Aonghus (Irish form)

41. Annan

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: water; a Scottish place name

42. Anthony

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: worthy of praise
• Also: Antony, Tony

43. Aonghas

• Alternative form of Angus (see above)

44. Alpheius

• Origin: Greek
• Meaning: in Greek mythology, the hunter who fell deeply in love with Arethusa, the sea-nymph

45. Alphonse

• Origin: Old high German
• Meaning: derived from adal meaning noble, and funsa meaning ready or apt

46. Archibald

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: genuinely bold
• Also: Archie

47. Arjun

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: white, bright or shining

48. Arlen

• Origin: Irish Gaelic
• Meaning: pledge, promise

49. Armaan

• Origin: Sikh, Arabic
• Meaning: longing, wishing

50. Arnold

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: power of an eagle
• Also: Arnie

51. Arthur

• Origin: Celtic
• Meaning: a bear
• Also: Art, Arty, Arturo (Italian and Spanish forms)

52. Arun

• Origin: Sanskrit
• Meaning: reddish brown

53. Asa

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: Physician

54. Ashley

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: ash field
• Also: Ash

55. Ashraf

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: more noble

56. Aslam

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: safer

57. Athol

• Origin: Gaelic
• Meaning: new Ireland: a Scottish and Irish place name
• Also: Atholl

58. Aubrey

• Origin: Old German
• Meaning: spirit ruler
• Also: Auberon, Oberon

59. Augustus

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: venerable or consecrated
• Also: Austin, Gus

60. Axel

• Origin: Scandinavian
• Meaning: father of peace

61. Aylmer

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble and famous
• Also: Elmer (American form)

62. Aylwin

• Origin: Old English
• Meaning: noble friend
• Also: Alwin

63. Azibo

• Origin: Malawi
• Meaning: earth

64. Azim

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: determined

Illustration: Emma Winchester

Read more:

• 1000 baby boy names – and their meanings
• Baby boy names beginning with B
• Baby boy names beginning with Z