Popular and traditional Sri Lankan names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 31 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ajith | Invincible | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ananda | Bliss; The Buddha's devoted disciple; The Buddha's disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Anbarasan | King of love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Anbarasi | Queen of love | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Anil | Wind; Air | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Anoma | The river crossed by Prince Siddhartha; Unequalled | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Anthony | Priceless; Flourishing; From a Roman family name; St Anthony | 👦 Boy | Portuguese, Latin |
| Anula | The first Buddhist nun of Sri Lanka (Queen Anula) | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Anuruddha | The Buddha's cousin and disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Arivu | Wisdom; Knowledge | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Arulmozhi | Gracious words; Raja Raja Chola's name | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Asanka | Free of doubt; Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Ashoka | Without sorrow; The emperor who spread Buddhism | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |