Devanagari script
Names starting with ā (आ)
40 names: 23 boys, 17 girls, 0 unisex. Best known: Alia, Asha, Aanchal. Most recorded origin: Sanskrit (35 names).
- Names
- 40
- Boy
- 23
- Girl
- 17
- Unisex
- 0
Boy: 23 Girl: 17
All names starting with ā
- आलियाAlia ♀High
- आशाAsha ♀Hope
- आँचलAanchal ♀End of a sari
- आरवAarav ♂Sound, noise
- आरोहीAarohi ♀Ascending, climber
- आरतीAarti ♀Ritual of worship with lamps
- आरुषAarush ♂
- आशिमाAashima ♀
- आभाAbha ♀Splendour, light
- आबिदAbid ♂Worshipper
- आदर्शAdarsh ♂Ideal
- आदेशAdesh ♂Order
- आदित्यAditya ♂Belonging to Aditi
- आफ़ताबAftab ♂The sun
- आग्नेयAgneya ♂Pertaining to Agni
- आज्ञाAgya ♀Command
- आकांक्षाAkanksha ♀Desire
- आकांक्षाAkansha ♀Desire
- आकाशAkash ♂Sky
- आकृतिAkriti ♀Shape
- आकूतिAkuti ♀Intention, purpose, desire
- आलमगीरAlamgir ♂Conqueror of the world
- आलोकAlok ♂Light
- आलोकAloka ♂Light
- आनंदAnand ♂Bliss
- आनंदAnanda ♂Bliss
- आनंदीAnandi ♀Joyful
- आराधनाAradhana ♀Worship
- आराधनाAradhna ♀Worship
- आर्याAryaa ♀Noble
- आर्यदेवAryadeva ♂Noble god
- आर्यमनAryaman ♂Friend, companion
- आर्यनAryan ♂Noble, honourable
- आर्यवर्मन्Aryavarman ♂Noble armour
- आशीषAshish ♂Blessing
- आश्रिताAshrita ♀Sheltered
- आशुAshu ♂Swift
- आशुतोषAshutosh ♂Easily pleased
- आयुषAyush ♂Life
- आयुष्मानAyushman ♂Long-lived
Other letters in Devanagari script
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A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name.
Frequently asked questions
How many names start with ā (आ)?
40 names in this reference have a Devanagari script spelling that starts with ā (आ): 23 boys, 17 girls and 0 unisex.
Which Latin letters match it?
On this list, the Latin spellings start with A (40). The first letter here is the first letter of the Devanagari script spelling, not the Latin one.
Where do the names on this list come from?
Sanskrit (35), Hindi (25), Persian (3), by the origins recorded on each name’s page; one name can record more than one.