῾Ā′isha Quick reference
A Dictionary of First Names (2 ed.)
(Arabic)
‘Alive, thriving’; name of Muḥammad's third and favourite wife.
Aaberg (233) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
1. Scandinavian (Åberg): ornamental name from aa, å ‘river’ + berg ‘hill’, ‘mountain’.
2. Norwegian: habitational name
Aaby (101) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian and Danish: habitational name from a place called Aaby or Åby, from å ‘river’ + Old Norse býr ‘farm’.
Aachen (North Rhine–Westphalia/Germany) Quick reference
The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (4 ed.)
Derived from the Old High German aha ‘water’, a reference to the springs here. The springs of Grannus were named
Aadland (147) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian: habitational name from a place called Ådland, from Old Norse Árland ‘land by the river’.
Aagaard (134) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian and Danish: variant of Ågård (see
Aagard (115) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian and Danish: variant of Ågård (see
Aaker (190) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian and Swedish (Åker): variant of
Aakre (158) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian (Åkre): habitational name from any of several places so named, from an inflected form of Old Norse
Aalbers (100) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Dutch and Danish: variant of
Aalsmeer (The Netherlands) Quick reference
The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (4 ed.)
A municipality with a name meaning ‘Eel Lake’ from aal ‘eel’, and meer ‘lake’ which was known for its eels.
Aalto (119) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Finnish: ornamental name from aalto ‘wave’.
Aamodt (331) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian and Swedish (Åmot): topographic name for someone who lived by the confluence of two streams, from aa
Aamot (129) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian and Swedish: variant of
Aanenson (119) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Ånund, from Old Norse Onundr (‘ancestor’ + ‘victor’).
Aarau (Switzerland) Quick reference
The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (4 ed.)
Located on the River Aare from which it gets its name. Au is a form of Aue ‘meadow’. Founded in
Aardema (155) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Frisian: patronymic from the personal name Aart, a local variant of
Aargau (Switzerland) Quick reference
The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names (4 ed.)
A canton which joined the Swiss Confederation in 1803. It is drained by the River Aare from which it
Aarhus (101) Reference library
Dictionary of American Family Names
Norwegian (Århus): habitational name from any of 15 or so farms so named, from Old Norse á ‘river’
Aaron Quick reference
A Dictionary of First Names (2 ed.)
Biblical name, borne by the brother of Moses, who was appointed by God to be Moses' spokesman and became the
