Popular and traditional British boy names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 29 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Adi | First; Noble; Jewel; Ornament | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hebrew |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aidan | Little fire | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Alfie | Elf counsel (from Alfred) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alfred | Elf counsel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Alistair | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Allen | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ally | Short form of Alexander or Alison | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Angus | One strength; One choice | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Antony | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Avraham | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |