92 Baby Names with Meanings First, Starting With A

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Name	Gender	Meaning
Ada	Girl	Noble; First-born girl; Island; Adornment; Ornament;
Antonella	Girl	Priceless; First born; Flower
Aadhya	Girl	Original power; First creator; Unequaled; Perfect; Epithet for Goddess Durga
Aarush	Boy	First ray of sun; Dawn
Aadya	Girl	First; Earth; Another name of Goddess Durga
Ahaan	Boy	Dawn; First ray of light
Adah	Girl	Adornment; Ornament; Noble; First-born girl; Island
Aahan	Boy	Day; First ray of light
Aadi	Boy	First; Most important; Beginning
Aahana	Girl	Dawn; Morning glory; Immortal; First ray of the sun

Aarish	Boy	First ray of sun
Adi	Boy	Jewel; Ornament; First; Noble wolf; From Hadria
Aadit	Boy	Sun; Learned; First
Ahna	Girl	Gracious; Favor; Daytime; First rays of the sun; Born during the day
Aleph	Boy	Leader; Ox; Noble wolf; First letter of Hebrew alphabet
Adya	Girl	First power; Unrivalled; Beyond perception; Epithet of Goddess Kali and Lord Shiva; Serving Yahweh; To relinquish
Aadhi	Boy	First; Foremost; Beginning; Superior; Half; Belonging to Aditi
Aarushi	Girl	First ray of sun; Dawn
Anavi	Girl	Peace Loving; Kind; First Ray Of Sun
Adyah	Unisex	The first

Aadhan	Boy	Be first
Aadhyan	Unisex	The first one; Beginning of meditation
Aadhvika	Unisex	Unique; The first one
Abcde	Girl	First five letters of the English alphabet
Adabelle	Girl	Adornment; Noble; First daughter
Adamo	Boy	Son of red Earth; First man to come to life
Alef	Unisex	The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet; Noble wolf
Adaobi	Girl	The first daughter in the family compound
Avrora	Girl	Dawn; Morning's first light
Aadhinarayanan	Boy	The First God; A name form of Lord Vishnu

Aadijay	Boy	The first victory; Success
Aadinath	Boy	The first Lord; Supreme ruler
Aadishwar	Boy	Bhagvan; Supreme god; First Jain Tirthankara
Abiba	Girl	The first child born after death of grandmother; Abeaba and Abeabah are the variant spellings of Abiba
Adenya	Boy	First; Winner; Highest quality
Adhikavi	Boy	First poet; A variant of the name Adikavi
Adhya	Boy	First; Today; Unparalleled
Adikavi	Boy	First poet
Adinarayana	Boy	Lord Vishnu; The first protector of the beings; A derivative of Adinarayan
Agamik	Boy	First

Agrani	Boy	Always first; Best; Of the highest quality, Status and importance
Agriya	Boy	First Best; one who is the best in everything
Arushan	Boy	First rays of morning sun; Dawn; Sun rays; Red radiant light from the sun
Ashwani	Boy	First
Aswinikumar	Boy	Cavalier; Possessor of horses; First star in the sky; Light
Ayita	Girl	First To Dance
Aadhev	Boy	First; Most eminent; Exalted
Aadidev	Boy	Vishnu; Lord of the lords; The first deity
Aadishri	Girl	First; More important; Eminent
Aarashi	Girl	First ray of sun; Something new

Aatherv	Boy	The name of the first Veda
Abdulawwal	Boy	Slave to the first one
Abkar	Boy	One who is born first; Who is on time
Acacio	Boy	The lord holds adam - the first man
Adharva	Boy	The first of all Vedas; Lord Ganesha
Adhaya	Girl	The first creator or the first power
Adhiguna	Boy	The first or the most important quality
Adidaitya	Boy	The primary or the first evil or demon
Adideva	Boy	The first or primary Lord
Adikurma	Boy	The first or original tortoise

Adimurti	Boy	The primary or first idol; Lord Vishnu
Adinatha	Boy	The first or primary Lord; Lord Vishnu
Adiraja	Boy	The first king of a dynasty
Adisankara	Boy	The first prosperity of happiness
Adishree	Boy	Exalted; First; Blessed
Adishvar	Boy	The primal Lord; The first Lord
Aditha	Girl	The first root
Agreni	Boy	Always first
Agreya	Girl	First
Agrippa	Girl	Wild horse; Born feet first

Aklima	Girl	The first step
Allula	Girl	The first leap
Aloula	Girl	The first leapers full of quick, enlightened and ambitious mindset
Alpha	Unisex	Name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet
Antranig	Boy	First-born child
Arulappan	Boy	First ray of Sun falling on Earth; natural leader
Ashvini	Girl	Possessed of horses; First star in the evening sky; Divine twins
Ashwina	Girl	Light; First star in the evening sky; Divine twins
Atilio	Boy	Little father; Hero of the First Punic War
Avak	Boy	The first one who has a great personality

Adika	Boy	The first child of the second husband
Agrapina	Girl	A girl who is born feet first
Afafa	Girl	The first child of the second husband
Adiputera	Boy	A first son or first prince
Adiputeri	Girl	First daughter or princess
Apiyo	Girl	First of the twins
Aadiya	Unisex	First; Beginning
Adidev	Unisex	The first God; Lord of the Lords; The primal God
Ahona	Girl	Dawn; First rays of morning
Aphia	Unisex	First born; Excellent

Aransh	Boy	First rays of the sun
Adee	Unisex	From Hadria; Man; Valuable; Beautiful; First

Infographic: Top Baby Names with Meanings First, Starting With A

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Baby Names with Meanings First, Starting With A(infographic)

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