| English unisex baby names begining from A |
| Adair |
 | Variant of Edgar: Fortunate and powerful. From the Old English name Eadgar, a compound of 'ead' meaning rich or happy, and 'gar' meaning spear. Famous bearer: 10th-century king Edgar of England; American author Edgar Allen Poe. |
| Adda |
| Wealthy. |
| Addy |
| Ardent. |
| Adrian |
| From the Latin Hadrianus meaning of Adria or of the Adriatic sea region. Pope Adrian IV was a 12 century British Pope who became popular in the 1980s when Sue Townsend published 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'. |
| Aeldra |
| Lives at the elder tree. |
| Aeldra |
| Noble. |
| Aelfraed |
| Elf counselor. |
| Aelfraed |
| Sage. |
| Ain |
| Merciful. |
| Ainsley |
| Derived from the Brittish Nottinghamshire place name of Annesley. From Ann's meadow. From the awe inspiring one's meadow. |
| Ainslie |
| Derived from the Brittish Nottinghamshire place name of Annesley. From Ann's meadow. |
| Ainslie |
| Derived from the Brittish Nottinghamshire place name of Annesley. From Ann's meadow. From the awe inspiring one's meadow. |
| Aisley |
| From the ash tree grove. |
| Aisley |
| Lives in the ash tree grove. |
| Alain |
| Variant of Alan: Fair; handsome. Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-. |
| Aldis |
| From the old house. |
| Alex |
| Abbreviation of Alexander defender of mankind. |
| Alexi |
| Variant of Alexander. Helper, defender of man. |
| Alexis |
| Helper; defender. Variant of Alexander. |
| Alfred |
| Sage; wise; elvin. From the Old English Aelfraed, meaning elf counsel. Also from Ealdfrith or Alfrid, meaning old peace. Famous bearers: Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king, Alfred Lord Tennyson was a famous 19th-century poet. |
| Alison |
| Son of All. |
| Alison |
| Variant of Alice: Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. |
| Alix |
| Variant of Alice: Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. |
| Allie |
| Diminutive of Alice: Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. |
| Allison |
| Variant of Alice: Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. |
| Ally |
| Diminutive of Alice: Of the nobility. From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide. |
| Allyn |
| Variant of Alan: Fair; handsome. Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-. |
| Alva |
| Feminine form of Alvin: Wise friend. From the Old English Aetheiwine, and also Aefwine, both meaning noble friend. Various forms of Alvin in use after the Norman Conquest became surnames, and also first names. |
| Alvar |
| An Old English name meaning elf army. Alvar appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book; was revived in mid-20th century. Newscaster Alvar Liddell. |
| Alvie |
| Diminutive of Alvin: Wise friend. From the Old English Aetheiwine, and also Aefwine, both meaning noble friend. Also a diminutive of Alvar: An Old English name meaning elf army. |
| Andi |
| Diminutive of Andrew: Brave; Manly. Famous Bearer: Prince Andrew. |
| Andi |
| Feminine of Andrea. |
| Andrea |
| Feminine form of Andrew: Brave; Manly. Famous Bearer: Prince Andrew. |
| Andreas |
| Variant of Andrew: Brave; Manly. |
| Andrya |
| Feminine form of Andrew: Brave; Manly. Famous Bearer: Prince Andrew. |
| Ann |
| A variant of Hannah introduced to Britain in the 13th century, made popular in the 14th century by the cult of St Anne. The form of the name varies with fashion:. |
| Ann |
| Merciful. |
| Anna |
| Name of a king. |
| Anna |
| Variant of Anne, meaning favor; grace. |
| Anton |
| Variant of Anthony: Highly praiseworthy. From a Roman clan name. In the 17th century, the spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek anthos meaning flower. |
| Ardel |
| Eager. Industrious. |
| Ardel |
| From the hare's dell. |
| Arden |
| Lofty. Eager. |
| Arleigh |
| From the hare's meadow. |
| Arleigh |
| Meadow of the hare. |
| Arlyn |
| Variant of Carlene and Charlene. |
| Ashlen |
| Meadow of ash trees. |
| Ashlen |
| Variant of Ashlin: Ash trees encircling a pond. |
| Ashley |
| Lives in the ash tree grove. Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old English word for ash wood. Famous bearer: Ashley, the male character in Margaret Mitchell's popular 'Gone with the Wind'. Both a male and female name. |
| Ashlin |
| Lives at the ash tree pool. |
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