Popular and traditional South African names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 43 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Abongile | We are grateful | 🧒 Unisex | Xhosa |
| Ace | Number one; Excellent | 👦 Boy | English |
| Adèle | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Adriaan | From Hadria | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Akhona | They are present | 🧒 Unisex | Xhosa |
| Aletta | Truth; Noble | 👧 Girl | Afrikaans |
| Alison | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Allen | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ally | Short form of Alexander or Alison | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Alta | Tall; High | 👧 Girl | Afrikaans |
| Amahle | The beautiful ones | 👧 Girl | Zulu |
| Amogelang | Accept (God's gift) | 🧒 Unisex | Tswana |
| Amos | Carried by God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Amukelani | Receive (God's gift) | 👧 Girl | Tsonga |
| Amy | Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anathi | God is with them | 🧒 Unisex | Xhosa |
| Andile | They have increased | 🧒 Unisex | Zulu |
| Andisiwe | We have been increased | 👧 Girl | Xhosa |
| Andiswa | Increase | 👧 Girl | Xhosa |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andries | Manly; Brave | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Anele | Enough | 🧒 Unisex | Zulu |
| Anelisa | They are enough | 👧 Girl | Xhosa |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Angie | Angel (Angela) | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Ann | Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Annah | Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anneke | Grace (Anna) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Annie | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anthea | Flowery; Blossoming | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Aphelele | They are complete | 🧒 Unisex | Xhosa |
| Aphiwe | They have been given | 🧒 Unisex | Xhosa |
| Arnold | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Áron | Exalted (Aaron) | 👦 Boy | Hungarian |
| Asanda | Increase | 🧒 Unisex | Xhosa |
| Asiphe | Give us | 👧 Girl | Xhosa |
| Athenkosi | We thank (God) | 👦 Boy | Xhosa |
| Audrey | Noble strength | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ayabonga | They thank (God) | 👦 Boy | Xhosa |
| Ayanda | They are increasing | 🧒 Unisex | Zulu |