List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with A

Avery

(AYV-ree)

Avery is a given name taken from Avery, an English surname that was itself derived from an Old French version of the name Alfred or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich. The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English words aelf, meaning elf, and raed, meaning counsel.

Meaning: One who is a wise ruler, Of the nobility Origin: English

Aysia

Aysia Name Meaning & Origin. Baby Name Wizard.

Meaning: A form of asia Origin: Greek, English

Arathorn

(AR-ə-THORN)

The meaning of the name “Arathorn” is: “Lord eagle”.

Meaning: Eagle king Origin: English, Literary

Arch

(AHRCH)

Arch Name Meaning. English: topographic name for someone living by a bridge, from Middle English, Old French arche 'arch'.

Meaning: Daring and precious Origin: English, Germanic

Arlen

(AHR-lən)

Gaelic Meaning: The name Arlen is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Arlen is: Pledge.

Meaning: Oath Origin: English, Gaelic

Arlington

(AHR-ling-tən)

English: habitational name from any of three places called Arlington: in Devon, Gloucestershire, and East Sussex. Earlier forms of the place names show that each contains a different Old English personal name (respectively, Ælffrith, Ælfred, and Eorl(a)) + -ing-, denoting association with, + tun 'settlement'.

Meaning: From the settlement of Alffrith Origin: English

Armstead

(AHRM-stehd)

The name Armstead has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived near or at a hermit's cell. The surname Armstead is derived from the Old French word ermite, which means hermit, and the Old English word stede, which means place.

Meaning: Living next to the house of a hermit Origin: English

Arran

(AR-ən)

Hebrew Meaning: The name Arran is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Arran is: Lofty; exalted; high mountain.

Meaning: A person who lives on an island Origin: English, Scottish

Asbjorn

(AHS-byorn)

Asbjørn is a Norwegian and Danish male given name. In 2013, there were more than 7,000 men in Norway with this name. ... The name is a combination of the words as, i.e. a god in the Norse pantheon, and bjørn, meaning bear. (Bjørn can also be used as a given name by itself.)

Meaning: God of bears Origin: Danish, English, Norwegian

Asbury

(AS-bur-ee)

Asbury Name Meaning. habitational name from Astbury in Cheshire, named from Old English east 'east' + byrig, dative of burh 'manor', 'fortified place'. from either of two places, in Oxfordshire and Devon, named Ashbury, from Old English æsc 'ash tree' + byrig.

Meaning: A fort close to ash trees Origin: English