Popular and traditional Russian names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 50 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Adelina | Noble | 👧 Girl | Germanic |
| Adelya | Noble | 👧 Girl | Tatar |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aigul | Moon flower (Айгуль) | 👧 Girl | Tatar, Turkic |
| Airat | Amazing; Wonder | 👦 Boy | Tatar |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Aishat | Living (Aisha); Alive | 👧 Girl | Yoruba, Avar |
| Albina | White | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Aleksandr | Defender of people (Александр) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Aleksandra | Defender of people | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Aleksei | Defender | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Aleksey | Defender | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Alevtina | Incense; Resin | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Alexandr | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Alexei | Defender (Алексей) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Alexey | Defender | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Alfiya | Thousandfold; Long life | 👧 Girl | Tatar |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Alisa | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Alla | After St Alla | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Almira | Princess; Truthful | 👧 Girl | Tatar |
| Alsu | Pink water; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Tatar |
| Alyona | Torch; Bright light (Elena) | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Anastasia | Resurrection (Анастасия) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Anastasiya | Resurrection | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Anatoliy | Sunrise; From Anatolia; From the east | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Anatoly | Sunrise; From Anatolia | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Andrei | Manly; Brave (Андрей) | 👦 Boy | Greek, Romanian |
| Andrey | Manly; Brave | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Anton | From a Roman family name (Антон); From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | Latin, German |
| Antonina | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Anya | Grace (Anna) | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Anyuta | Grace (Anna) | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Anzhela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Anzhelika | Angelic | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Anzor | Brave; Strong | 👦 Boy | Chechen |
| Arina | Peace (Irina) | 👧 Girl | Russian |
| Arkadiy | Of Arcadia | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Armen | Armenian | 👦 Boy | Armenian |
| Arsen | Strong; Manly | 👦 Boy | Armenian |
| Arseniy | Strong; Virile | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Artemiy | Safe; Healthy | 👦 Boy | Russian |
| Artyom | Of Artemis; Safe and sound (Артём) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Ashot | After King Ashot | 👦 Boy | Armenian |
| Asiyat | Healer (Asiya) | 👧 Girl | Avar |
| Askhat | Most generous | 👦 Boy | Tatar |
| Aslan | Lion | 👦 Boy | Turkic |