Popular and traditional Canadian boy names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 32 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 |
| Adrián | From Hadria | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aiden | Little fire | 👦 Boy | English |
| 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 |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Andre | Manly; Brave | 👦 Boy | English |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ange | Angel | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| 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 |
| Austin | Great; Venerable (Augustine) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Avery | Elf ruler | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Avraham | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |