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1. Abay. In Turkish, this baby boy's name means "talented." 2. Aaron. The name of many famous men, this name is featured in the Bible and means "exalted" or "strong" in Hebrew. 3. Acton. Acton is ...
This article includes a list of biblical proper names that start with A in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
Top names that begin with “A” for boys have included Alexander and Andrew; top “A” names for girls have included Amelia, Ava, Ashley, Alexis, Amanda, Amy and Angela.
Äbädä ( Tatar) – Forest spirit. Abaia ( Melanesia) – Huge magical eel. Abarimon ( Medieval Bestiaries) – Savage humanoid with backward feet. Abath ( Malay) – One-horned animal. Abura-sumashi ( Japanese) – Creature from a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture. Acephali ( Greek) – Headless humanoids.
Name in Hebrew reads שלומית (Shlomit) and is derived from Shalom שלום, meaning "peace". Matthew, Mark [173] [174] Salome #2 – a follower of Jesus present at his crucifixion as well as the empty tomb. Mark [175] Samaritan woman at the well, or Photine is a well known figure from the Gospel of John; Sapphira – Acts [176]
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
List of biblical names. Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies. [ 2] [clarification needed]
The following is a List of authors by name whose last names begin with A: Abbreviations: ch = children's; d = drama, screenwriting; f = fiction; nf = non-fiction; p ...