Queen and Princess Names Starting With A
- Almondine
- Almudena
Origin:
Spanish from ArabicMeaning:
"the citadel"Description:
Almudena was derived from the Arabic word al-mudayyina, meaning "the citadel." The Virgin of Almudena is a medieval statue of Mary in Madrid. Almudena is the patron saint of the city.
- Almyra
- Alodia
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"foreign riches"Description:
A melodious ancient saint's name now more commonly heard in its French form, Elodie.
- Aloisa
Origin:
German variation of LouisaMeaning:
"renowned warrior"Description:
Obscure form of an old-fashioned favorite that's poised to make a comeback. This version, which owes as much to Alison as to Louisa, has a stylish A beginning and a multi-syllabic feminine grace.
- Aloisia
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"famous fighter"Description:
Inventive female form of Aloysius.
- Aloma
Origin:
Invented nameDescription:
Aloma is a name invented for a Hawaiian dancer, the title character in a 1925 play later adapted twice as a film. But long before that, it was also used by the medieval scholar Ramón Llull, possibly as a feminine form of Alomar (from the Germanic name Aldemar, "old + famous"). The Catalan author Mercè Rodoreda used it for the heroine of her novel Aloma/, making it a classic Catalan literary choice.
It has not been used enough to make the US charts since the 1980s, but would fit with the trend for liquid-sounding, multicultural names like Alaia and Alina.
- Alona
Origin:
Variation of Alana, IrishMeaning:
"little rock, or harmony, concord"Description:
Variation of Alana.
- Alondra
Origin:
Pet form of Alejandra or SpanishMeaning:
"lark"Description:
A Spanish TV show made this one popular, along with single-named Mexican singer, Alondra.
- Alondrah
- Aloni
- Alonna
- Alonni
- Alonza
- Alora
Origin:
Variation of Eliora, HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is my light"Description:
Alora feels like a hybrid name – part authentic, part synthetic – maybe because it is. It squeaked onto the Top 1000 in 2017 as part of the trend for girls' names starting and ending with A, but it has since dropped out again. It is likely a spelling variant of Elora, but also sounds a lot like the Italian word allora, meaning "so, then, therefore, well".
- Alorah
- Alouetta
- Alouette
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"lark"Description:
Alouette is a sweet Gallic twist in the stylish bird name genre made familiar via the charming French children's song, Alouette, gentile alouette.
- Alowette
- Aloyse