Astrid: I love this name, especially because of this character http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1433571072/ch0137641.
August: my favourite boys name beginning with A, closely followed by Arlo & Ariki. I love that its a month name, and its a month leading into spring! I love that you can use the nickname Gus! 🙂
What are your favourite names beginning with A and why? 🙂
At my work six children are girls named A…
which is just under a quarter of our group, that got me thinking about A names.
Also my name is Anna and I think that its pretty awesome! 🙂
So I did some digging 🙂
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A girls names in the NZ top 100 = 16/100 = 16%
Amelia #8
Ava #10
Abigail #32
Alexis #34
Alice #37
Aria #38
Annabelle #38
Addison #51
Aaliyah #52
Amber #70
Ashley #72
Alyssa #73
Ayla # 74
Anna #81
Amy #82
Alexandra #99
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In the UK 10/100 = 10%
Including an A name at number #1!
Amelia #1
Ava #9
Alice #37
Abigail #38
Amy #51
Amber #52
Amelie #54
Anna #67
Annabelle #79
Aisha #95
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In th USA 20/100 = 20%
Ava #5
Abigail #7
Addison #13
Avery #18
Aubrey #20
Alexis #26
Amelia #30
Alyssa #37
Anna #38
Allison #40
Ashley #42
Audrey #43
Aaliyah #46
Arianna #52
Alexa #55
Autumn #69
Alexandra #76
Andrea #81
Ariana #84
Aubree #99
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Astrid
My favourite A girls name :). In Norse it means divine strength/ divinely beautiful.
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Annora
Less heard of than Anna and Annabelle with a more old fashioned feel. In Latin it means Honor.
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Alexa
A more fresh and spunky feel than Alexandra a variant meaning “defending men.”
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Aspen
With a nature feel for those of us looking to connect our child to the earth. It is both a tree in the Poplar family and a ski resort in Colorado.
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Alanis
Probably most famous for the singer, it is the feminine form of Alan meaning cheerful 🙂
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Araminta
With many cute nickname options including Minty. This name is of Greek origin and means “defender.”
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Aveline
This name is beautiful, with a similar feel to Madelyn and Evelyn it would not be out of place. Of French roots a cognate of Hazel.
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Anouk
Another Ann name this one from France. Often mispronounced but very pretty. Meaning “grace”.
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Arielle
A pretty elle name beginning with A :). The French feminine form of Ariel.
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What are your favourite A names?
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Sources for meanings.
nameberry.com
behindthename.com
The name is followed by how many girls were given that name. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did 🙂
Noor (230)
Gretchen (225)
Vienna (223)
Temperance (211)
Aurelia (209)
Juniper (205)
Galilea (202)
Evangelina (188)
Lucinda (185)
Astrid (184)
Cordelia (178)
Mabel (176)
Magnolia (164)
Audra (160)
Faye (160)
Margot (155)
Hattie (153)
Beatriz (152)
Flor (143)
Clementine (132)
Ramona (126)
Poppy (118)
Viola (117)
Seraphina (107)
May (106)
Imogen (100)
Clover (99)
Petra (98)
Georgina (97)
Cecily (96)
Evelina (95)
Calliope (86)
Florence (75)
Coco (74)
Harriet (56)
Pandora (52)
Meg (51)
Lulu (50)
Theodora (47)
Gaia (42)
Wilhelmina (41)
Oona (40)
Hermione (37)
Polly (35)
Fern (32)
Letty (32)
Jemima (31)
Mimi (29)
True (29)
Olympia (28)
Tula (28)
Leonora (27)
Henrietta (26)
Lark (26)
Maple (26)
Philippa (25)
Nell (24)
Lavender (23)
Orla (22)
Artemis (21)
Pixie (21)
Winifred (21)
Aveline (20)
Tempest (20)
Winona (20)
Hera (19)
Saskia (19)
Clio (18)
Mathilde (17)
Pippa (16)
Elspeth (15)
Ginevra (15)
Isolde (14)
Lilu (14)
Valentine (14)
Bronte (13)
Cleopatra (13)
Marigold (13)
Sinead (13)
Junia (12)
Finola (11)
Lou (11)
Spring (11)
Amabel (10)
Clea (10)
Cosima (10)
Kaye (10)
Thora (10)
Amadea (9)
Eira (9)
Honora (9)
Isidora (9)
Nuala (9)
Tamsin (9)
Achaia (8)
Bruna (8)
Cassiopeia (8)
Eilidh (8)
Fleur (8)
Sebastiana (8)
Aretha (7)
Averil (7)
Briony (7)
Isabeau (7)
Nelle (7)
Rowena (7)
Sigourney (7)
Zala (7)
Astra (6)
Bette (6)
Catriona (6)
Coralina (6)
Henriette (6)
Iola (6)
Jessamine (6)
Lulamae (6)
Madelina (6)
Ruslana (6)
Tallulah (6)
Calle (5)
Dulcie (5)
Eula (5)
Ishbel (5)
Leone (5)
Paolina (5)
Rufina (5)
Saloma (5)
Xanthe (5)
Agatha (2)
Aida (4)
Anwen (1)
Ariane (1)
Astrid (3)
August (1)
Beatrice (9)
Beatriz (1)
Bibi (1)
Bleu (1)
Calla (1)
Cassia (1)
Clover (1)
Coco (2)
Coletta (1)
Cora (15)
Daisy (122)
Dora (1)
Eala (1)
Echo (1)
Eira (1)
Elspeth (4)
Fay (3)
Fern (16)
Flora (12)
Florentina (1)
Floria (1)
Gala (1)
Georgette (1)
Greta (1)
Hattie (1)
Hebe (1)
Hetty (1)
Io (1)
Isadora (1)
Ishbel (2)
Isolde (2)
Jemima (3)
Joan (2)
Keala (1)
Kitty (7)
Lila (10)
Lilith (1)
Liv (1)
Lotte (4)
Lulu (2)
Maebh (1)
Marcella (1)
May (1)
Mella (1)
Mimi (1)
Naia (1)
Nala (1)
Nola (1)
Nuala (7)
Oona (1)
Orla (96)
Pearl (1)
Phebe (1)
Polly (3)
Rowan (39)
Saskia (4)
Shiloh (2)
Solana (1)
Tess (11)
Twinkle (1)
Valentina (4)
Willa (2)
Winnie (2)
Ziva (3)
Zobia (1)
Zora (1)
Gosh these are so interesting!
1. Emma, 2. Linnea, 3. Thea, 4. Ida, 5. Nora, 6.Ingrid, 7.Julie, 8.Sofie, 9.Mia, 10.Anna.
How to say these ones? Vilde, Tuva, Hedda, Oda, Maja, Eline, Silje, Tiril, Mille, Ingeorg, Pernille, Synne, Live, Signe, Solveig, Evle, Mie, Iselin, Oline and Iben? can anyone help please?
Love/like these- Mathilde, Mina, Mathea, Johanne, Astrid, Caroline, Ada, Dina, Madelen, Henriette, Tilde & Helena.
Interesting: Ane is 53 whilst Anne is 82, Karoline is 43 whilst Caroline is 63, Isabella is 62 whilst Isabell is 97, Marie is at 21 (more common to me as a first name), Linnea is at 2 whilst Linea is at 64, Hanna 35/Hannah 36, Maja 31 and Kaja 52, Celine 42 whilst Celina 61, Mathilde 24 whilst Matilde 92 & Tilde 93, Helene at 29 whilst Helena at 99, Sofie 8 whilst Sofia 49.
Surprised by popularity: Julie (7), Frida (22), Oda (25), Martine (26), Aurora (27), Jenny (37), Amanda (44), Astrid (59), Lisa (80), Michelle (81), Stella (98).
What do you think of them?
Been thinking about them today 🙂
Lily- Apollina, Polly, Verity, Lucille, Calliope, Delilah, Lillian, Felicity, Mildred, Rosalie, Sally, Caroline, Gigi, Lulu, Willa.
Emma- Sasha, Ayla, Raya, Magda, Zora, Nina, Pippa, Imala, Esme, Flora, Nala, Tula, Taja, Electra, Elsa, Rhea, Wrenna, Clara
Emily- Millicent, Zilla, Violeta, May, Yulia, Cicely, Penelope, Briony, Edeline, Harriet, Queenie, Mimi, Tallis, Bridget, Cassidy, Celia, Demi, Eloise, Minnie.
Jessica- Jemima, Jerusha, Joby, Juniper, Katriel, Zeta, Katherine, Jewel, Kezia, Julep, Astrid.
Grace- Faith, Honora, Frances, Greta, Gaia, Heather, Jane, Peace, Geneva, Opal, Cora, Dove, Enye, Fern, Grainne, Carys.
Luna, Mahina, Cosima, Ciel, Cassiopeia,
Andromeda, Venus, Capella, Cordelia,
Ophelia, Rosalind, Bellatrix, Celeste,
Io, Nova, Soleil, Vega, Astrid, Stella,
Lyra, Electra, Leda, Nyx, Galatea,
Anahita, Lucina, Otthild, Orla, Zora,
Belinda, Calypso, Ceres, Elara, Juliet,
Pallas, Pandora, Persepone, Rhea,
Thebe, Titania, Vesta.
Most popular were
Norah/Nora (2), Lucie/Lucy (2), Charlotte (3), Beatrice (3),
Veronica (2), Iris (7), Rose (3), Alice (3), Indigo (2), Daphne (2)
Theodora (3), Fiona (3), Viviana (2), Cecily (2), Penelope (2)
Sarah (2), Tamsin (2), Violet (2), Hero (2), Aurora (2),Guinevere (2)
Annora (2), Esme (3), Willow (2), Alexandra (3),Lily (2), Grace (2),
Hope (2), Cecilia (2), Scarlett (2), Susannah (2), Ruby (2), Indira (2)
Anouk (2), Winifred (2), Agatha (2), Anna (3), Beatrix (2), Prudence (2)
Eve (2), Zipporah (2), Vivienne (2), Adelaide (2), Aurelia (2), Astrid (2)
Meredith (2), Lyra (2).
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