Best 44 Girl names that start with A + Their significant meanings

If you’re looking for girl names that start with A, you probably want to make sure your daughter is among those called first everywhere she goes!

Maybe not since that usually works by surname rather than first name. I still see why you would want an A name though. I might be biased but I do think they tend to roll nicely off the tongue no matter how they end.

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Beautiful A names abound but you might be looking for some very unique girl names that start with A.

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What is the rarest girl name that starts with A?

This is quite difficult to tell. I do not think this question has an answer because we would have to search into the farthest corners of the Earth to find all the most unique girl names that start with A. From there, we would then have to see which of them have the lowest occurrence. Then we could decide based on the least frequently used girl name that starts with A which one is the rarest.

I think we can agree that that would be difficult to achieve.

One thing that everyone might have opinions on though is which girl name that starts with A is the prettiest in the world.

What is the prettiest girl name that starts with A?

The prettiest girls’ names will of course differ depending on who you ask. However, the prettiest girl name that starts with A (to you) will most likely be based on:

A person you know, have met or seen before who has that name and whom you think is pretty
The fact that the name is made up of more vowels than consonants and so it seems to roll off the tongue easily
An item or place that you think of as pretty, such as a flower or a city

Those are three reasons why you might think that a name is pretty. They are also the reasons why names become popular.

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What is the most popular name that starts with A?

According to What to Expect, some of the most popular girl names that start with A are Aaliyah, Abigail and Ava. It must certainly be true that Ava is one of the more popular of the beautiful A names because I can think of at least four Avas off the top of my head!

Having said that, let us look at some girl names that start with A that do not include Abigail or Aaliyah.

44 Female names that start with A

Aarti – Hindu – first in my list of girl names that starts with A is Aarti. It means ‘performed for the highest love of God’. It has such a beautiful meaning.

Aba – Ghanaian – born on Thursday. If you are looking for cute girl names that start with A, this is a good one. It is short and sweet.

Adele – German – noble. Thanks to the Adele, this is not exactly an uncommon name! However, the meaning may not be so well known.

Adria – Greek – person from Hadria
Adrienne – French – from the city of Hadria
Agnes – Greek – chaste
Aina – Scandinavian – forever. I think this is such a beautiful girl’s name in general. The meaning can also have a beautiful significance to you. To you, it can represent never ending love or an infinite bond between yourself and your daughter.

Alana – Celtic – precious
Alberta – German – noble, bright
Alena – Slavic – light
Alenka – Eastern European – bright, shining light. Remember that you do not have to be Eastern European to use this name! It is one of the most unique girl names that start with A, particularly outside of Eastern Europe.

Alexa – Greek – defender
Alexis – Greek – helper, defender. A variant of Alexa.
Alice – Germanic – noble light
Alisa – Hebrew – exceeding happiness, joy. What a beautiful name to give your daughter if names have a great significance to you. If you believe that people become what you name them, then this is a wonderful blessing to give your child.

Allison – Scottish – noble. Also spelt Alison.
Alma – Hebrew – kind, learned, soulful
Angela – Latin – God’s messenger
Ama – Ghanaian – born on Saturday. This is one of the simplest and cute girl names that start with A. sometimes also spelt Amma.

Amanda – Latin – worthy of love
Amber – Arabic – jewel
Anastasiya – Greek – resurrection
Andrea – Greek – manly, virile. Admittedly, if meanings are important to you, you may not be so attracted to this name for your daughter. However, it is still a pretty name in terms of pronunciation. Also, if you are partial to unisex names, this is a good choice.

Angeline – Greek – God’s messenger. A variant of Angela.
Aniele – French – female lamb
Anitra – American – gracious, merciful
Anji – Hindi – a blessing. This is yet another simple, cute but meaningful name to give a girl.

Annabelle – French – favoured grace
Anne – Hebrew – ‘God has favoured me’
Antoinette – French – priceless
Anya – Hebrew – resurrection. Despite not knowing the meaning of this name until recently, I have always thought it was a beautiful name that rolls off the tongue very nicely.

April – Latin – born in April
Ari – Hebrew – lion of God
Arlen – Gaelic – pledge or oath
Ashleigh – Old English – dweller near ash tree forest. You will probably already know this name in its other variant: Ashley.

Ashtin – Old English – ash tree town
Audrey – English – powerful and honourable
Aurika – Romanian – the golden
Autumn – Latin. This is one of those straightforward girl names that start with A where the meaning will never be in contention.

Ava – Hebrew – living and breathing
Awo – Ghanaian – born on Thursday
Aya – Arabic – miraculous, amazing
Ayesha – Arabic – life or alive. It sounds great, it looks good on paper and it has a beautiful meaning.