Aabbee

Aadhira

The Dutch feminine diminutive is thought to be derived from Ave, as in Ave Maria.

Aafke

Aahana

Aamani

Aamber

Aami

This modern Finnish word name is a fashionable choice in its home country, having entered into wide usage only since the turn of the 21st century.

Aamu

Aanvi

Aany

Epithet of the goddess Lakshmi with a watery meaning.

Aarna

The name of an ascending sequence of musical notes in Hindustani classical music, meaning "rising, evolving".

Aarohi

Aarvi

This beautiful name used in India is one of the many names of the Hindu goddess Saraswati. Aashvi, along with several other Hindu names, is currently on the rise.

Aashvi

Aayat

Abad

Abalene

Abame

Abarrane

Abbey might sound exactly like the popular Abigail nickname Abby or Abbie, but spelled this way it is also a churchy word name with a Gothic feel. But hearing it, no one will know the difference.

Abbey

Abboid

Abbot

This traditionally male surname name could find new life for girls thanks to its similarity to the popular Abby and Abigail. 

Abbott

Abbye

Abeetal

Abelone

Perhaps the most perfect name for a long-awaited daughter.

Abeni

This undiscovered Scottish port city name has a nice, upbeat feel and lots of good nickname possibilities. 

Aberdeen

Abgale

Abgayle

Abichayil

Abilene is a rarely used place name, mentioned as such in the New Testament, that combines the cowboy spunk of the Texas city with the midwestern morality of the Kansas town where Dwight D. Eisenhower spent his boyhood. Abilene is a much more untrodden path to the nickname Abbie/Abbie than the Top 10 Abigail.
 In 1857, Eliza Hersey named the frontier village of Abilene, Kansas after a vast plain described in Luke's gospel.
 Abilene is the title of a Sheryl Crow song, and the book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo features a sweet character named Abilene.

Abilene

An old Biblical name more often used in its modern form, Avishag, among Jewish babies in Israel.

Abishag

Abital is popular for boys as well as girls in Israel, but we rarely hear it here. In the Old Testament, Abital was one of King David's wives and the mother of his fifth son.

Abital

Abonee

Abony

Abrahana

Abrail

A Quranic name used for Muslim children of both sexes.

Abrar

Abree

Abrien

This Spanish month name has been quietly used for several years now in the US.

Abril

Abrion

Abryell

A German surname you do not want to use as a first.

The açai palm is a tree native to Brazil that produces açai berries (the base of those trendy smoothie bowls). Since US birth certificates don't allow for diacritical marks, we are unsure if people are naming their children after the fruit (pronounce ah-sah-EE) or omitting the cedilla and pronouncing it a-KYE.
 
Either way, Acai became a baby name in 2018 — peak smoothie bowl era. It debuted for girls two years later, in 2020.

Acai

Acatia

Ace is a retro nickname most often used for boys, as in Ace Ventura. While some celebrities have adopted it for their sons, there's nothing that makes this name exclusively male.

Acey

Achante

Achinoam

Spelled with or without the final "h," Achsah, pronounced AK-suh, was the daughter of Caleb in the Old Testament.  We can't imagine anyone finding it greatly appealing.

Achsah

Adaeze

Adagio

This undiscovered unisex name has lots of flair. It was first noticed as a girl's name, starting in the 1980's, on the long-running daytime drama Search for Tomorrow, with the character Adair McCleary, who had ahead-of-their-time brothers named brothers Hogan, Cagney and Quinn. But since Adair has yet to find many takers, it would make a fresh and appealing choice.

Adair

Adaire

Adal

Adalane

A Turkish virtue name, connected with the late author Adalet Ağaoğlu, that may benefit from its similarity to Adalyn and Adelaide.

Adalet

This weighty ancient name could be the perfect fits-in-stands-out choice for fans the increasingly fashionable group of girls' names that both start and end in A. 

 The second element gis may come from either gaiso "spear" or gisel "pledge".

Adalgisa

Adali

Adalin

An even more unusual alternative to the fashionable Adeline and Adelaide, Adalind comes from the same Ancient Germanic root adal, meaning "noble". Adalind Schade is a character on the popular NBC show Grimm.

Adalind

Adalinn

Adalley

Adaly

Adama

Adamah

Adamari

Adamaris

Adan

Adaora

Adar

One of many uncommon <a href="https://nameberry.com/search/girls-names/a">girl names starting with A</>.

Adarae

Adare

A pretty and unusual name with a multi-cultural feel--Hebrew, Greek, and a dash of Russian.

Adasha

Adauré

Aday

Adayre

One of many variant spellings of the biblical Adah, the mother of Jubal and Jabal.

Addah

Addal

Addaly

The addax is a white antelope that resides in the Sahara Desert. 

A cool and usable addition to the pool of <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/415/baby-names-with-animal-meanings">animal baby names</a>.

Addax

Adde

Addis

Adei

Adel

Adelais

Adelfa

The ancient German name Adelheidis gave rise to both Adelaide and Adelheid. While Adelaide is more popular and better known internationally, Adelheid is still used occasionally in Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. The German pronunciation is not that different from Adelaide, with a soft h and a long I sound instead of a long A in the last syllable.

Heidi originated as a short form of Adelheid.

Adelheid

Adelin

Adelind

Adelis

An unusual way to get to the nickname Addie.

Adelite

Adelka

Adell

Adelvice

Adema is the name of a rock band that might be adapted as a girl's name -- though sounds a bit like a medical condition.

Adema

Adena

alyshadragonfriend's list "Potential Character Surnames Starting With A" of 126 great name ideas: Aabbee - Ariole!

Potential Character Surnames Starting With A

A collection of potential surnames for characters. This is the first installment of a series.