Discover and Shortlist Your Perfect Baby Names!
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdimelekh | Servant of the king | Semitic | Boy | |
| Abez | Likely 'father' or 'of the father'; exact original meaning uncertain | Hebrew, Semitic | Boy | |
| Adim | May derive from Turkish 'Adım' ('my name' or 'my step'), from Sanskrit 'Ādim' meaning 'first' or 'original', or be used as a variant of Adam/Adem meaning 'man' or 'earth'. | Hindi, Sanskrit, Semitic, Turkish | Boy | |
| Adon | Lord, master | Hebrew, Semitic | Boy | |
| Afworke | Generally understood as 'accomplished' or 'successful' - often interpreted as 'he has achieved' or 'victorious' | Amharic, Semitic, Tigrinya | Boy | |
| Alef | The first letter of Semitic alphabets; associated with 'ox' and leadership; symbolizes beginning or first. | Semitic | Boy | |
| Alwalda | Related to birth/parenthood - 'the mother' or 'the born/child' (from Arabic root walad/walida) | Arabic, Semitic | Girl | |
| Anani | Possibly 'cloud' (from the Semitic root anan) or 'gracious/God has favored' (related to Hebrew Hanani/Hananiah); meaning varies by cultural origin. | Arabic, Hebrew, Semitic | Boy | |
| Ashera | Feminine form related to Hebrew Asher - 'happy, blessed, fortunate'; also associated with the ancient Semitic goddess Asherah | Hebrew, Semitic | Girl | |
| Asherah | Name of an ancient Canaanite mother goddess; etymology uncertain but often linked to ideas of blessing or to a sacred grove/pillar. | Hebrew, Semitic | Girl | |
| Ashtaroth | Name of a Canaanite goddess associated with fertility, war and the planet Venus; later rendered in various traditions as Astarte/Ashtoreth | Semitic | Girl | |
| Athtart | Name of an ancient Semitic goddess associated with fertility, love and war. | Semitic | Girl | |
| Azra'eil | Help of God; 'whom God helps' | Semitic | Boy | |
| Barakel | Blessing of God (from Semitic root 'barak/baraka' = blessing, with '-el' = God) | Semitic | Boy | |
| Barrack | "Blessing" (from Arabic/Swahili baraka) or "lightning" (from Hebrew barak) | Semitic | Boy | |
| Bilquis | Name of the Queen of Sheba; associated with a legendary queen | Arabic, Semitic | Girl | |
| Bireh | well, spring, water source | Semitic | Unisex | |
| Dagen | Likely "day" (from Old Norse dag) or "grain" (from Hebrew Dagan); also used as an anglicized surname form. | English, Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish, Norse, Semitic | Boy | |
| Danel | God is my judge | Hebrew, Semitic | Boy | |
| El | God; deity | Hebrew, Semitic | Unisex | |
| Fissehaye | salvation; deliverance | Semitic | Boy | |
| Gadara | Walled/enclosed - 'walled city' or 'fortress' (from Semitic root g-d-r meaning fence/wall) | Semitic | Girl | |
| Gaza | Strong, fortified; name of the historic city of Gaza | Semitic | Unisex | |
| Habor | Named for the Habor (Khabur) river - associated with 'river' or 'place by the water'. | Semitic | Boy | |
| Hamah | Associated with the ancient city Hamath; possibly 'fortress' or related to 'heat'/'hot springs' (and by extension 'protection') | Semitic | Girl | |
| Harah | Varies by origin - Sanskrit: “seizer” (epithet of Shiva); Japanese: “field/plain”; Arabic: “neighborhood/quarter” (from حارة); Hebrew roots related to “heat” or “anger”. | Arabic, English, Hebrew, Japanese, Sanskrit, Semitic | Girl | |
| Havaa | Air, breeze; can also be linked to the name Eve/Chava in Semitic contexts | Arabic, Persian, Semitic, Urdu | Girl | |
| Hizra | Unknown; meaning not reliably attested. May be related to Arabic Khidr ('the Green One') or other Semitic roots, but this is unconfirmed | Persian, Semitic | Girl | |
| Ilu | {'Estonian': 'beauty', 'Yoruba': 'town, city', 'Akkadian/Semitic': 'god, deity'} | Akkadian, Estonian, Semitic, Yoruba | Unisex | |
| Inatha | No established meaning. May be related to roots meaning 'care' (cf. Inaya), 'giver/born' (cf. natha/nata), or to the Semitic goddess Anat/Anath - all speculative. | Semitic | Girl |
