Abbott
Hebrew: father
(Abba, Abbe, Abbie, Abbey, Abby, Abott)

Abdul
Arabic: son of
(Ab, Abdel)

Abel
Hebrew: breath of life
(Abe, Abey, Abie, Abelard)

Abir
Hebrew: strong
(Abi, Abby, Abbie)

Abner
Hebrew: of light
(Abe, Abby, Avner, Ebner, Ebby, Eb)

Abraham
Hebrew: father of a multitude, or exalted father
(Abe, Abram, Avram, Bram)

Absalom
Hebrew: father of shalom, peace
(Ab, Abbie, Abbey, Sal, Abshalom)

Ace
Latin: united

Adair
Gaelic: near the oak tree crossing

Adam
Hebrew: man of earth, as in the first man, or of red earth (clay)
(Ad, Adams, Ade, Addy, Addison)

Adir
Hebrews: noble

Adial
Hebrew: witness
(Ad, Addie, Addy)

Adolph
Old German: noble hero
(Adolf, Adolphe, Adolpho, Dolf, Dolph)

Adri
Hindi: rock

Adrian
Latin: man of hte seacoast
(Adrien, Hadrian)

Ahmed
Arabic: greatly praised
(Amad Ahmad)

Akando
Native American: of the ambush

Akia
Ugandan: firstborn

Akin
Nigerian: strong man, or hero

Alan
Celtic: handsome, harmonious
(Al, Alain, Alair, Allan, Allen, Alon)

Alaric
German: he who rules
(Alrick, Ulrich

Alban
Latin: man of a pure heart
(Al, Albin, Alvin)

Albert
Germanic: of noble blood, bright
(Al, Alberto, Albrecht, Bert, Elbert, Burt)

Alcott
Old English: he who lives at the cottage
(Al, Alcot)

Alden
Old English: the wise guardian
(Al, Aldan, Aldwin, Elden)

Aldo
Old English and Italian: ancient or antique, full of wisdom

Aldous
German: the wise man, the wise old one
(Al, Aldis, Aldo)

Aldrich
Old English: wise old leader
(Al, Aldric, Aldridge, Eldridge, Rich, Richie)

Alexander
Greek: great protector
(Alex, Alexi, Alexis, Alexandre, Alejandro, Alec, Alextair, Alick, Alistair, Allister, Sandy, Sanders, Sauders, Sasha)

Alfred
Teutonic: kingly
(Al, Fred, Alfredo, Fredo, Alfrid, Alf)

Algeron
French: the bearded one, can also be sage
(Al, Alger, Algy)

Ali
Arabic: he who has greatness

Allard
Teutonic: man resolute in spirit

Alon
Hebrew: from the oak tree, with the connotation of the oak tree's strength

Alysius
Old German: the great and famous warrior

Amadeus
Latin: he who is loved by God
(Amadis, Armando)

Ambrose
Greek: immortal, undying
(Ambros, Ambrosio)

Ambiel
Hebrew: the God of my people

Amir
Hebrew: proclamation

Amos
Hebrew: being of strength and grea courage
(Amery, Amory)

An
Vietnamese: safety, or peace

Anatole
Greek: he who came from the east

Andrew
Greek: manly
(Anders, Anderson, Andre, Adreas, Andy, Dandy, Dandie, Drew)

Angelo
Greek: of great saintliness, or like an angel

Angus
Gaelic: man of great strength
(Ennis, Gus)

Anson
Anglo-Saxon: the son of Ann

Anthony
Latin: flourising, powerful
(Anton, Antoine, Antone, Antony, Tony, Toni)

Apollo
Greek: the god of the sun and health

Archbald
Old German: courageous, being of great boldness
(Arch, Archie, Archer)

Argyle
Scottish Gaelic: a fabric woven into diamond shapped designs, or a man of Argyle, a region of Scotland
(Argyll)

Ari
Hebrew: a lion, of lionlike courage
(Arie)

Ariel
Hebrew: the lion of God

Aristotle
Greek: the ultimate one
(Ari, Arie)

Arlen
Gaelic: a pledge, promise or vow
(Arian, Arlin)

Arlo
Old English: the fortified hill

Armand
French: a man of public mindedness
(Arman, Armando, ARmy, Armie)

Arnold
Germanic: strong and bold as the eagle
(Arn, Arne, Arnie, Arnaldo, Arnaud)

Arthur
Celtic: noble
(Arther, Art, Arty, Artie, Artur, Arthuro)

Arvin
Old German: he who is the friend of all people
(Arv, Arvy)

Asa
Hebrew: one who is a physician

Ashley
Anglo-Saxon: one who dwells in the meadow of the ash trees
(Ash, Ashlie, Lee)

Aubrey
Teutonic: the ruler of the elves

August
Latin: exalted, hailed, majestic
(Auguste, Augustin, Augustine, Augusus, Gustavo, Gustin, Gus, Gussie)

Austin
Latin: of great usefulness
(Austen)

Averill
Middle English and French: the month of April
(Ave, Avery, Averell, Averi, Avril)

Aviv
Hebrew: youth, or springtime

Awan
Native American: noteworthy, admired

Axel
Hebrew: man of peace
Germanic: the divine source of all life
(Axelrod)