Popular and traditional British names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 64 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abbey | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abbie | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abby | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abi | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Adèle | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Adi | First; Noble; Jewel; Ornament | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hebrew |
| Agata | Good | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aidan | Little fire | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Ailbhe | White; Bright | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Aileen | Light | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Ailsa | After the island of Ailsa Craig | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Áine | Radiance; Brightness | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Alana | Handsome; Rock (feminine of Alan) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Alasdair | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Alastair | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Albert | Noble; Bright | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alec | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Aleksandra | Defender of people | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Alfie | Elf counsel (from Alfred) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alfred | Elf counsel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Alice | Noble; Of noble kind | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Alisha | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Alison | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Alistair | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Allen | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | English |
| Allison | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ally | Short form of Alexander or Alison | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Amanda | Worthy of love | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Amelia | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Amy | Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Angie | Angel (Angela) | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Angus | One strength; One choice | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Ann | Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Annabel | Grace; Lovable | 👧 Girl | English |
| Annie | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Antônia | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👧 Girl | Portuguese |
| Antony | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | English |
| Aoife | Beauty; Radiance | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| April | April; To open | 👧 Girl | English |
| Archie | Genuine; Bold (from Archibald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ari | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ariel | Lion of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Arran | After the Isle of Arran | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| Asaf | Gatherer | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ashleigh | Ash-tree meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Audrey | Noble strength | 👧 Girl | English |
| Avigail | My father's joy (Abigail) | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Avraham | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ayala | Doe; Gazelle | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |