Popular and traditional Canadian names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 60 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaliyah | Exalted; Sublime | 👧 Girl | English |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| 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 |
| Adrián | From Hadria | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aiden | Little fire | 👦 Boy | English |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Alain | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | French |
| Alan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Albert | Noble; Bright | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alex | Defender of people | 🧒 Unisex | Greek |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Alexandre | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | French |
| 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 |
| Alison | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Allison | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Alyssa | Noble; Rational | 👧 Girl | English |
| Amanda | Worthy of love | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Amber | Amber; Golden | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ambre | Amber | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amelia | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Amélie | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Amy | Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Andre | Manly; Brave | 👦 Boy | English |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ange | Angel | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Angie | Angel (Angela) | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Ann | Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Anne | Grace | 👧 Girl | French |
| Annie | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Antoine | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aput | Snow | 🧒 Unisex | Inuit |
| Archie | Genuine; Bold (from Archibald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ari | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ariel | Lion of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| Asaf | Gatherer | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Asher | Happy; Blessed | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ashley | Ash-tree meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Aubrey | Elf ruler | 👧 Girl | English |
| Audrey | Noble strength | 👧 Girl | English |
| Aurélie | Golden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Austin | Great; Venerable (Augustine) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Autumn | The season of autumn | 👧 Girl | English |
| Avery | Elf ruler | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Avigail | My father's joy (Abigail) | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Avraham | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ayala | Doe; Gazelle | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |