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Names that mean first

Naming your baby can be a difficult task. The meaning behind the name you choose will give them clues about who they are, and it's important to find one that fits. The following list will provide you with some great options that have the word First in their meaning.

Boy names that mean First

AadhanHindi — "Be First"AadhimulamHindi — "One who is Very First of Everything"AadhinarayananHindi — "The First God"AadidevHindi — "The first God"AadijayHindi — "The first victory"AadinathIndian — "God, Supreme Ruler of the Universe, the first God"AadishwarHindi — "Bhagvan, First Jain Tirthankara"AahanHindi — "Dawn, Sunrise, Morning glory, First Ray of light, One who is of the nature of time itself"AaraoHebrew — "Variant of Aaron: Lofty, exalted, high mountain. Biblically, Aaron was Moses' older brother (and keeper by God's command). He was first high priest of the Israelites, remembered for the miraculous blossoming of his staff or rod."Abdul AwwalUrdu — "Servant of the First, meaning servant of Allah, as Awwal is one of the names of Allah"AbdulAwwalArabic — "Slave of the First One"Abu BakarArabic — "The first caliph was Syedna Abu Bakr Siddiq"Abul bashrArabic — "Father of mankind, Epithet of Aadam (Adam) - The First Prophet of Allah Almighty"AdamecHebrew — "Variant of Adam: Man of the red earth. Adam was the first man created by God."AdamhHebrew — "Variant of Adam: Man of the red earth. Adam was the first man created by God."AdamikHebrew — "Variant of Adam: Man of the red earth. Adam was the first man created by God."AdamkaHebrew — "Variant of Adam: Man of the red earth. Adam was the first man created by God."AdamkoHebrew — "Variant of Adam: Man of the red earth. Adam was the first man created by God."AdenyaHindi — "First"AdharvHindi — "Ganesha, First Veda"AdhinathHindi — "The first lord or lord Vishnu"AdikaAfrican — "Ghanian name given to the first child from a second husband."AdinarayanaHindi — "Lord Vishnu, The First Protector of Beings"AdinathIndian — "The first lord; Lord Vishnu"AditsaiiNorth American Indian — "One who hears and understands Navajo. The name was borne by the great tribal chairman Henry Chee Dodge 1860-1947. He was appointed tribal chief in 1884, and in 1923 became the first chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council"AdviteeyaHindi — "Unique, The first one. no second, The Sun or one which has no end"AdvityaHindi — "Unique, The first one. no second, The Sun or one which has no end"AgnibahuHindi — "Son of first Manu"AgrajHindi — "Leader, Senior, First born, Eldest brother"AgraniHindi — "Always First"AgrimIndian — "Leader; first"AhaanHindi — "Dawn, Sunrise, Morning glory, First Ray of light, One who is of the nature of time itself"AhanHindi — "Dawn, Sunrise, Morning glory, First Ray of light, One who is of the nature of time itself"AilpeanScottish — "Very old name in common use in Scotland since history first began to be recorded there. It is of unknown etymology, perhaps of Pictish origin"AiwynEnglish — "Variant of Alvin: Wise friend. From the Old English Aetheiwine, and also Aefwine, both meaning noble friend. Various forms of Alvin in use after the Norman Conquest became surnames, and also first names."AnaadihHindi — "One who is the first cause"ArekHebrew — "Variant of Aaron: Lofty, exalted, high mountain. Biblically, Aaron was Moses' older brother (and keeper by God's command). He was first high priest of the Israelites, remembered for the miraculous blossoming of his staff or rod."ArquimedesSpanish — "the Greek Archimedes, a compound name composed of the elements archi chief, first, head and medesthai to ponder, to meditate upon: hence, to first think about or meditate upon"AtharvaHindi — "The first Vedas, lord Ganesh, Knower of the arthara Vedas"AthravaArabic — "The first Vedas, lord Ganesh, Knower of the arthara Vedas"AvakArmenian — "The First"AvayaHindi — "To arrive or to inform, The first life form all knowledgeable and all pure"AvyaHindi — "To arrive or to inform, The first life form all knowledgeable and all pure"AyaanshHindi — "The first Ray of light, Part of parents, Gift of God"AyanshHindi — "The first Ray of light, Part of parents, Gift of God"BabuEgyptian — "Myth name (Osiris's firstborn)"BaraaArabic — "Innocent, First day of lunar month"BebEgyptian — "Myth name (Osiris's firstborn)"BebtiEgyptian — "Myth name (Osiris's firstborn)"BechorHebrew — "Variant of Becher: First born."BerkoAfrican — "Son first born"BichriBiblical — "First-born, first fruits."BikrArabic — "The first born"BocheruBiblical — "The first born."CadwaladrWelsh — "Battle leader. This name dates back to the 7th century. More commonly used as a surname than a first name in the present day."CharlemagneFrench — "French form of the German Charles which became popular in the early 9th century when Charles the Great (Charlemagne) became the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire."CirrusLatin — "Cirrus, first king of Hachamaneshid Dynasty, Iranian name in French ( Kourosh )"daghfalUrdu — "Name of first Islamic geologist"DaitaroJapanese — "Great First Born Son"DamarcusAfrican-American — "Combinaj tion of prefix "Da" and first name "Marcus.""EimarIrish — "Individual, First|Warrior chief."EinarScandinavian — "Individual, First|Warrior chief."EjarNorse — "Individual, First|Warrior chief."EkadHindi — "The First One"EnsioScandinavian — "First"FajaruddinUrdu — "The First"FariyArabic — "First-born, First"FradoHindi — "First"GennadiRussian — "Januarius, the Latin name of January, the first month of the year, which is dedicated to Janus, an ancient sun-god Pet: Gena, Genya"GenosMythology and Astrology — "From Phoenician mythology, Genos and Genea were the first people to inhabit Phoenicia and the first to worship the sun"GhurarArabic — "Ornaments, Stars, First Three Days of The Month"GlulianoItalian — "Italian form of Julian, which is from the Latin Julianus, a derivative of Julius, an old Roman family name thought to be derived from lulus the first down on the chin, downy-bearded Because a person just beginning to develop facial hair is young, youth became an accepted meaning of the name"GlulloItalian — "Cognate of Julius, an old Roman family name thought to be derived from lulus the first down on the chin, downy-bearded, youth See GlULIANO"HadasArabic — "New, Happening For The First Time"HammondEnglish — "Derived from the Old German word Haimund for house or home protector. A variant of Hamo used more frequently as a surname, rather than as a first name. Famous Bearer: Hammond Innes."HaroJapanese — "Wild boar's first son"HelalArabic — "Moon, First moon"HosheiaHebrew — "the Hebrew hoshea' salva-tion. The name was borne by the first of the minor prophets, and the only one from the northern kingdom whose writings have been preserved"IchioJapanese — "boy first born"InarNorse — "Individual, First|Warrior chief."IndravathiArabic — "Excellent, First, God of the skies"JadirArabic — "Spring bloom, spring sprout, the first plants that appear at the beginning of spring"JadurArabic — "First sprout of spring, the first plants that appear at the beginning of spring"JanuarioPortuguese — "the Latin Januarius of Janus, the name of the first month of the year It is derived from Janus, the name of the double-faced Roman mythological god in charge of guarding portals, and the patron of beginnings and endings"KanamuHawaiian — "Usually a surname, now sometimes used as a first name"KonstantynPolish — "Polish form of Constantine, which is from the Latin Constantinus, a derivative of constans steadfast, constant. The name was borne by Constantine the Great 2807â€”337, the first emperor of Rome to be converted to Christianity"LulioHawaiian — "Hawaiian form of Julius, an old Roman family name thought to be derived from lulus the first down on the chin, downy-bearded Because a person first beginning to develop facial hair is young, youth became an accepted meaning of the name"MecislavCzech / Slovak — "Compound name, the first element of which is of uncertain derivation: from miecz sword, the Old Polish miecz man, father, or mieszka bear The second element is the Slavonic slav glory. Pet: Mecek, Mecfk, Mecislavek"MefodiRussian — "the Greek Methodios fellow traveler, a compounding of the elements meta with and hodos road, path. The name was borne by the evangelist St. Methodius d. 885, the first translator of the Bible into the Slavonic language"MetodejCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of the Russian Mefodi, which is from the Greek Methodios fellow traveler, a com-pounding of the elements meta with and hodos road, path The name was borne by the evangelist St. Methodius d. 885, the first translator of the Bible into the Slavonic language. Pet: Metodek, Metousek"MleczyslawPolish — "Compound name, the first element of which is of uncertain derivation. Some believe it to be from miecz sword, the Old Polish miecz man, father, or mieszka bear. The second element is the Slavonic slav glory. The name was borne by two early kings of Poland"MontaguFrench — "Variant of Montague: Pointed hill. Steep mountain. More commonly found as a surname, although used occasionally as a first name."MotogusinileAfrican — "The first is finished. A Nyakyusa name used in the East Africa region."MuaviaArabic — "A roar of lion, The name of first Umayyad Khalifah"MuawiyahArabic — "A roar of lion, The name of first Umayyad Khalifah"MusaabArabic — "Hard to be defeated, brave, sahabi (the first ambassador in Islam)"NoraizArabic — "The first ray of sunlight which came to earth (Pahli roshni soraj ki jo zameen per pari)"NowroozArabic — "New day and is the name for the first day of spring, which is the Persian New Year’s Day"NuraizArabic — "The Treasure of Noor, The first ray of sunlight which came to earth"OdurScandinavian — "the Old Norse 05r, which is of uncertain meaning According to Norse mythology, Odur, the first husband of Freya, was accustomed to going away for long periods of time, leaving Freya to weep for his return"OmarArabic — "Long life, First son, Most high, Follow of the prophet, speaker."OmerHebrew — "Long life, First son, Most high, Follow of the prophet, speaker."OmirArabic — "Long life, First son, Most high, Follow of the prophet, speaker."OmriArabic — "Long life, First son, Most high, Follow of the prophet, speaker."OmyrArabic — "Long life, First son, Most high, Follow of the prophet, speaker."OnesimoSpanish — "The firstborn son"ParramArabic — "First"PrateekIndian — "Symbol. The first word in a sentence"PrathamHindi — "Always first"PrathikHindi — "Symbol, First word in a sentence"PrimeiroSpanish — "Born first"PrinceLatin — "Chief, First in rank."PrincetonEnglish — "Principal one, first. The rock musician Prince."PrinsLatin — "Chief, First in rank."PrinseLatin — "Chief, First in rank."ProkhopRussian — "Russian form of the Greek Prokopios pro-gressive, a compound name composed of the elements pro before and kopios in great abundance, copious. The name was borne by a 4th-century Greek saint, the first to be martyred in Palestine under the reign of Diocletian"PrymPolish — "Polish form of the Italian Primo, which is derived from the Latin primus first"PrynceLatin — "Chief, First in rank."PrynsLatin — "Chief, First in rank."PrynseLatin — "Chief, First in rank."QarniArabic — "Sharp (as an attribution to Qarn with the meaning of sharpness of a sword ), bright (as an attribution to Qarn with the meaning first light of day )"RamazanMuslim — "Variant of Ramadhan: Ninth Month of Muslim calendar, name means means born on first day of Ramadan. "RedversEnglish — "Name derived from a surname, and only used as a first name since the 19th century."RigelArabic — "Foot. Rigel is a blue star of the first magnitude that marks the hunter's left foot in the Orion constellation."RipanHindi — "The first light at the horizon"RishonHebrew — "The firstborn son"RybaSlavic — "First"SaabiqahArabic — "Precedent, one who comes first in a race, Name of a Sahabi (RA) who was the servant of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him)"SavvelRussian — "Russian form of Saul, a cognate of the Hebrew Shaul, which is derived from sha'ul asked of, borrowed. The name is borne in the Bible by the first king of Israel, appointed by the prophet Samuel, and by Saul of Tarsus, who later became the apostle Paul"ShacharHebrew — "Born with the morning's first light"ShanmugaHindi — "Kartikeya; First Son of lord Shiva"ShreshtHindi — "The best, Ultimate, Foremost, First, Perfection, Best of all"ShresthHindi — "The best, Ultimate, Foremost, First, Perfection, Best of all"SiddiquiArabic — "Attributed to the first Khalifa Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (d.634) through ancestry"SiroosIranian — "Cirrus, first king of Hachamaneshid Dynasty, Iranian name in French ( Kourosh )"SowairArabic — "First"SteffordEnglish — "Crown, wreath. From biblical Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Surname."StefonEnglish — "Crown, wreath. From biblical Stephen, the first Christian martyr."SubhranshuHindi — "The first drop of nature water, The Moon, White"SubhransuHindi — "The first drop of nature water, The Moon, White"Suhaib SuhaybArabic — "Of reddish hair or complexion; name of the first Roman to embrace Islam"SyafiiArabic — "Someone that gives goodness, Priority to pay first"SylwesterPolish — "From the Latin Silvester, which is from sii- vester of a wood or forest, a derivative of silva a wood. The name was borne by three popes, the first of whom is said to have baptized Constantine and cured him of leprosy"TahaPolynesian — "The firstborn child Tahatan"ThaahaaArabic — "Two first character in a surrah in Al-Quran"TikiMythology and Astrology — "Maori and Marquesan name borne in Polynesian mythology by the first man or the god who created him"UmarArabic — "Long life, First son, Most high, Follow of the prophet, speaker."UmerAfrican — "Long life, First son, Most high, Follow of the prophet, speaker."WasswaAfrican — "The firstborn of twins"WynonoNative American — "The firstborn child"ZentaroJapanese — "Just First-born Son"ZoranSlavic — "Born with the morning's first light"

Girl names that mean First

AadhanaHindi — "Being First"AafiraArabic — "One who waters a plant for the first time, a person who gives the first water to a seed or plant that has just been put in the soil"AdithaHindi — "The first root"AdvitaHindi — "One or unique, First one. number one, Lovely"AdvithaHindi — "One or unique, First one. number one, Lovely"AdyashaHindi — "The First Hope"AfafaAfrican — "Ewe of Ghana female name for the firstborn child of a second husband."AgrafinaLatin — "Born feet first."AgrafineLatin — "Born feet first."AgrajaHindi — "Leader, Senior, First born, Eldest brother"AgripinLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgripinaSpanish — "Born with the feet first."AgripinahLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgripineLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgrippinLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgrippinaLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgrippinaeLatin — "Born feet first."AgrippinahLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgrippineLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgrypinaLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgrypinahLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgrypineLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgryppinahLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgryppineLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgryppynaLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgryppynahLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgryppyneLatin — "Born with the feet first."AklimaHindi — "The first step"AltairaArabic — "Bird. High-flying. In astronomy Altair is a star of the first magnitude."Amatul AwwalArabic — "Servant of the First One, Servant of Allah"AntalyaRussian — "Born with the morning's first light"AroushiHindi — "Dawn, Red Sky in the early morning, First rays of the Sun"ArushiHindi — "Dawn, Red Sky in the early morning, First rays of the Sun"AryppinaLatin — "Born with the feet first."BaakoAfrican — "The firstborn child"BaduahArabic — "Extremely creative, innovative, and world-class, first-rate, a woman who is the best at a craft or area of knowledge or sport"BibleFrench — "by the eldest daughter of Laban and the first of Jacob's four wives"CalendaeLatin — "First"ChristianityBiblical — "on Paul's first missionary journey ACTS 16"DawnielleEnglish — "The first appearance of daylight, daybreak."DawnikaEnglish — "The first appearance of daylight, daybreak."DewandaAfrican-American — "Combination of prefix "De" and first name "Wanda.""EdeniaSpanish — "Pleasure. From the Hebrew Eden which was the gardenlike biblical first home of Adam and Eve in the bible."EviaGreek — "Living one. Variant of Eve. In the bible Eve was Adam's wife and the first woman."EvianaHebrew — "Living one. Variant of Eve. In the bible Eve was Adam's wife and the first woman."FathehaArabic — "Name of the first surah in the Quran"FatihahArabic — "Opening, start, and in this meaning it is the name of the first chapter of the Quran"GeneaMythology and Astrology — "From Phoenician mythology, Genea and Genos were the first inhabitants of Phoenicia"GenessaHebrew — "Origin, birth. Genisis is the name of the first book in the Bible. 'Genisia' - the Virgin Mary of Turin - is a protectress invoked against drought in Catholic tradition."GenisisHebrew — "Origin, birth. Genisis is the name of the first book in the Bible. 'Genisia' - the Virgin Mary of Turin - is a protectress invoked against drought in Catholic tradition."HassaanahAfrican — "The first daughter"HesienaAfrican — "The firstborn of twins"IjeAfrican — "Born feet first"IndradheviArabic — "Excellent, First, God of the skies"JenilynAmerican — "Combined form of first names "Jennifer" and "Lynn.""JlllyEnglish — "Pet form of any of the various names containing the first element Gill or Jill"JuljanaPolish — "Polish form of Juliana, the Latin feminine form of Julianus, which is from the old Roman family name Julius, believed to be derived from lulus the first down on the chin, downy-bearded See JULIA"KamlaIndian — "Borne by the wife of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India"KapukiAfrican — "The firstborn daughter"KensaCornish — "first"KhadeejaMuslim — "Variant of Khadijah: Premature daughter. First wife of Prophet Muhammad."KhadijaArabic — "The prophet Muhammad's first wife; a perfect woman / a child born prematurely"Khairun nisaArabic — "Best of women. Epithet of Khadija, the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)"KhudeejaArabic — "Variant of Khadijah: Paradise, Pakeeza, purity, First Wife of Prophet Muhammad"LucenaSpanish — "Illumination. Light. Mythological Roman goddess of childbirth and giver of first light to newborns. Also refers to Mary as Lady of the Light."LucinnaLatin — "Illumination. Mythological Roman goddess of childbirth and giver of first light to newborns. Also refers to Mary as Lady of the Light."MasakazuJapanese — "Masa's first son."MassassiAfrican — "Makoni of Zimbabwe legend name for first woman on earth."MbekeAfrican — "Born on the week's first day. (Ibo)"MecislavaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Mecislav, a compound name, the first element of which is uncertain Some believe it to be from miecz sword, the Old Polish miecz man, father, or mieszka bear. The second element is the Slavonic slav glory. Pet: Mecina, Mecka"MibkarArabic — "One who has much initiative, one who always takes the first step"MinnaAfrican — "Love, Loved memory; Wish; Threat; First-born daughter; Little, Mine. A short form of Wilhelmina."MinnahArabic — "Love, Loved memory; Wish; Threat; First-born daughter; Little, Mine. A short form of Wilhelmina."MynnaArabic — "Love, Loved memory; Wish; Threat; First-born daughter; Little, Mine. A short form of Wilhelmina."MynnahArabic — "Love, Loved memory; Wish; Threat; First-born daughter; Little, Mine. A short form of Wilhelmina."NagamuthuHindi — "The Begining, First"NilarunaHindi — "The first light of the dawn"OmahHebrew — "High commander. The feminine form of Omar, first born, Follower of th prophet, speaker."OrianeFrench — "Of uncertain derivation and meaning, Oriane seems to have first been used as the name of a character in the medieval French romance Amadis de Gaul Some believe Oriane to have been derived from the Latin oriri to rise or from the Old French or gold"PahealHindi — "First"PerdanaIndonesian — "The First"PranaveeHindi — "Goddess Parvati, The first sound of universe aum called as Pranavi"PranaviHindi — "Goddess Parvati, The first sound of universe aum called as Pranavi"PranushaHindi — "Prathama Usha - first rays of the morning Sun"PrathamaHindi — "It means, The first, Its a name of Goddess Shakti"QuahNorth American Indian — "AH White coral beads Pueblo. The name was borne by Tonita Pena 1895-1949, a Pueblo painter who was the first to break away from the traditional restrictions put on women, and paint as she wished. She was commissioned to produce many murals throughout Arizona and New Mexico"RayleneAmerican — "Combination of first name "Ray" and suffix "lene.""SapeedahArabic — "Dawn (the first appearance of light in the morning)"SapidahArabic — "Dawn (the first appearance of light in the morning)"SeiichiJapanese — "Sei's first son."SenichiJapanese — "Sen's first son."SepeedehIranian — "Dawn ( the first appearance of light in the morning )"SepidehIranian — "Dawn (the first appearance of light in the morning)"ShigekazuJapanese — "Shige's first son."ShinichiJapanese — "Shin's first son."ShoichiJapanese — "Sho's first son."ShreenHindi — "Goddess Lakshmi, Foremost, Best, First, Night"ShreenaHindi — "Goddess Lakshmi, Foremost, Best, First, Night"ShrejalHindi — "Foremost, Best, First"ShrenaHindi — "Goddess Lakshmi, Foremost, Best, First, Night"ShreshthaHindi — "The best, Ultimate, Another name for Vishnu, Foremost, First, Perfection, Best of all"ShrestaHindi — "The best, Ultimate, Another name for Vishnu, Foremost, First, Perfection, Best of all"ShresthaHindi — "The best, Ultimate, Another name for Vishnu, Foremost, First, Perfection, Best of all"ShrinaHindi — "Goddess Lakshmi, Foremost, Best, First, Night"ShuichiJapanese — "Shu's first son."ShumaylahUrdu — "The first woman in Islam who wore coloured garments was shumaylah; wife of al-Abbas and she was also the first to prepare perfume; again the daughter of Ali bin Ibrahim was a narrator of Hadith, known by this name"ShunichiJapanese — "Shun's first son."SumaiyahArabic — "Name of a lady companion of the Prophet, the first martyr in Islam"SummayaUrdu — "The first lady who obtained shahadat in Islam"TarjaniHindi — "The first finger"ThanushaHindi — "The First Sun Ray that Reaches the Earth"TravaSlavic — "The first grass of spring."TravahSlavic — "The first grass of spring."TualauPolynesian — "The first; to talk outside"UmmeRoomanArabic — "Name of the sacred wife of first Khalifa Abu Bakr (RA) mother of Hazrat Ayesha (RA)"UmmeSalmaArabic — "Name of the beloved mother of first Khalifa Abu Bakr (RA)"UshraHindi — "Dawn, The earth, First light"VyushtiHindi — "The first light of dawn, Elegance, Beauty, Praise, Wealth, Praise"VyustiHindi — "The First Gleam of Dawn, Grace, Beauty"WinnonaEnglish — "Lakota: the firstborn daughter"YusayrahUrdu — "Easy. One of the first two swear allegiance (bayah) to the Prophet (S.A.W) among the Ansar (but it is also said that she was among the Muhajirs (Emigrants)"

Unisex names that mean First

AadiIndian — "Beginning, Alternate meaning First; most important"AchanAfrican — "Dinka of south Sudan name for a female child in the first pair of twins.Alternate Meaning, Possibly a variation of the Hebrew word achar meaning 'trouble'."AgripaLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgripahLatin — "Born with the feet first."AgrippaGreek — "Born feet first. Variants include Agrafina , Agrippina , Agrippine , Agrippinae. Agrippina was the sister of Caligula and mother of Nero, who had her murdered."AgrippahLatin — "Born with the feet first."CaryEnglish — "An alternative spelling of Carrie. Cary became a popular masculine first name in mid-2Oth century because of actor Cary Grant, whose real name was Archibald Leach. V: Carey."

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