For a complete list of all the biblical names beginning with the letter “A”, scroll down.
The following is a complete analysis of the biblical names beginning with the letter “A”.
In the Bible, there are 333 names starting with letter “A”. Out of these, there are 209 male names, 20 female names, and 95 place names (cities, towns, mountains, etc.).
What are the longest biblical names that start with the letter A?
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| Name | # of Characters | meaning |
| Abelbethmaachah | 15 | Mourning to the house of Maachah, Meadow of the house of Maachah |
| Almondiblathaim | 15 | Hidden in a cluster of fig trees |
| Apharsathchites | 15 | Apharsites (from a root meaning) dividing or rending |
| Allonbachuth | 12 | The oak of weeping |
| Atarothaddar | 12 | Crowns of power |
| Aznothtabor | 11 | The ears of Tabor; the ears of purity or contrition |
What are the shortest biblical names that start with the letter A?
| Name | # of Characters | Meaning |
| Ai | 2 | heap of ruins |
| Ar | 2 | a city |
| Abi | 3 | my father |
| Ahi | 3 | my brother |
| Ain | 3 | an hour; eye; fountain |
| Ami | 3 | mother; fear; people |
| Ara | 3 | l ion |
| Ard | 3 | one that commands; he that descends |
| Asa | 3 | physician; cure |
| Ava | 3 | iniquity |
What are the most popular biblical names that start with the letter A?
| Name | Meaning |
| Aaron | A teacher; lofty; mountain of strength |
| Abel | Vanity; breath; vapor |
| Abigail | The father’s joy |
| Abraham | Father of a great multitude |
| Adam | Earthy; red |
| Andrew | A strong man |
| Anna | Gracious; one who gives |
Before choosing a name starting with the letter A, make sure you know its meaning!
| Name | Meaning |
| Achaia | Grief; trouble |
| Achbor | A rat; bruising |
| Achmetha | Brother of death |
| Achor | Trouble |
| Achshaph | Poison; tricks |
| Achzib | Liar; lying; one that runs |
| Agrippa | One who causes great pain at his birth |
| Amorite | Bitter; a rebel; a babbler |
| Apollonia | Perdition destruction |
| Apollos | One who destroys; destroyer |
| Apollyon | A destroyer |
| Abishag | Ignorance of the father. Father of error |
| Asnapper | Unhappiness; increase of danger |
| Avim | Wicked or perverse men |
| Avith | Wicked perverse |
Our personal favorite names based on their meanings
| Name | Meaning |
| Abiah | The Lord is my father |
| Abiel | God my father |
| Abigail | The father’s joy |
| Alammelech | God is king |
| Amasai | Strong |
| Asher | Happiness |
Special note:
Total names that start with the letters Abi are 30, Abi means my father
Total names that start with the letters Ahi are 23, Ahi means brother
And now…
The complete list of all the biblical names beginning with the letter “A”
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| Aa, Ab | |
| Name | Meaning |
| Aaron | A teacher; lofty; mountain of strength |
| Abaddon | The destroyer Abagtha, father of the wine-press, Destruction, riun |
| Abana | Made of stone; a building |
| Abarim | Passages; passengers, Regions beyond |
| Abba | Father/ Title used of God in prayer |
| Abda | A servant; servitude, Servant of God |
| Abdeel | A vapor; a cloud of God, servant of God |
| Abdi | My servant, servant of Jehovah |
| Abdiel | Servant of God |
| Abdon | Servant; cloud of judgment, servile (man and place ) |
| Abednego | Servant of light; Shining, servant of Nebo, worshipper of mercury |
| Abel | Vanity; breath; vapor |
| Abel | A city; mourning, Grassy place |
| Abel-beth-maachah | Mourning to the house of Maachah, Meadow of the house of Maachah |
| Abelmaim | Mourning of waters, Meadow of waters |
| Abelmeholah | Mourning of sickness, Meadow of dancing |
| Abelmizraim | The mourning of Egyptians, Meadow of Egypt |
| Abelshittim | Mourning of thorns, Meadow of the acacias |
| Abez | An egg; muddy, I will make white (or miry), gleam |
| Abi | My father |
| Abiah | The Lord is my father |
| Abi-albon | Most intelligent father, God is my father |
| Abiasaph | Consuming father; gathering, my father has gathered |
| Abiathar | Excellent father; father of the remnant, my father is great, father of abundance |
| Abib | Green fruit; ears of corn / a month |
| Abidah | Father of knowledge |
| Abidan | Father of judgment |
| Abiel | God my father |
| Abiezer | Father of help |
| Abigail | The father’s joy |
| Abihail | The father of strength, father of might |
| Abihu | He is my father |
| Abihud | Father of praise; confession |
| Abijah | The Lord is my father |
| Abijam | Father of the sea |
| Abilene | The father of mourning, Grassy meadow |
| Abimael | A father sent from God, My father is God |
| Abimelech | Father of the king |
| Abinadab | Father of a vow or of willingness, Father of generosity |
| Abinoam | Father of beauty, Father of pleasantness |
| Abiram | High father; father of deceit, Father of Height |
| Abishag | Ignorance of the father. Father of error |
| Abishai | The present of my father, My father is a gift |
| Abishalom | Father of peace |
| Abishua | Father of salvation, Father of plenty |
| Abishur | Father of the wall; father of uprightness |
| Abital | The father of the dew; or of the shadow |
| Abitub | Father of goodness |
| Abiud | Father of praise, My father is majesty |
| Abner | Father of light |
| Abram | High father, high father |
| Abraham | Father of a great multitude bsalom, father of peace, Father of multitude |