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'''Akay'''. Turkish. Meaning "Shining moon."<ref name="behindthename" /> Keywords: nature, night, sky, space, magic, science | '''Akay'''. Turkish. Meaning "Shining moon."<ref name="behindthename" /> Keywords: nature, night, sky, space, magic, science | ||
''Aki'''. Japan. Depending on choice of kanji in spelling it, Aki means "autumn" (秋), "bright" (明), or "sparkle" (晶).<ref name="20000names" /> | '''Aki'''. Japan. Depending on choice of kanji in spelling it, Aki means "autumn" (秋), "bright" (明), or "sparkle" (晶).<ref name="20000names" /> | ||
'''Akia'''. African. Meaning "First born."<ref>http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Akia/m</ref> | '''Akia'''. African. Meaning "First born."<ref>http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Akia/m</ref> | ||
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'''Ange'''. Short for Angel. Feminine in English. Masculine in French.<ref name="20000names" /> | '''Ange'''. Short for Angel. Feminine in English. Masculine in French.<ref name="20000names" /> | ||
[[File:Angel_Haze_live_at_Øyafestivalen_2013.jpg|thumb|Angel Haze live at Øyafestivalen 2013.]] | |||
'''Angel'''. English. Meaning "Angel," from Greek ''aggelos'', meaning "Messenger." 16th century. Regional variants include Czech '''Anděl''', Spanish '''Ángel''', Catalan '''Àngel''', and Italian '''Angelo'''.<ref name="llewellyn59" /> In English, this had been a masculine name, and is now more often feminine.<ref name="behindthename" /> Notable [[agender]] people with this name include the American rapper [[Angel Haze]] (b. 1991).<ref name="tweet2018">{{cite tweet|title=No maam. still identify as agender but just for my own sanity, i like she/her|user=AngelHaze|number=991841256769703936|date=2 May 2018}}</ref> | '''Angel'''. English. Meaning "Angel," from Greek ''aggelos'', meaning "Messenger." 16th century. Regional variants include Czech '''Anděl''', Spanish '''Ángel''', Catalan '''Àngel''', and Italian '''Angelo'''.<ref name="llewellyn59" /> In English, this had been a masculine name, and is now more often feminine.<ref name="behindthename" /> Notable [[agender]] people with this name include the American rapper [[Angel Haze]] (b. 1991).<ref name="tweet2018">{{cite tweet|title=No maam. still identify as agender but just for my own sanity, i like she/her|user=AngelHaze|number=991841256769703936|date=2 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
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'''Arich'''.<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Arich</ref> | '''Arich'''.<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Arich</ref> | ||
[[File:Rhead_Ariel.jpg|thumb|The genderless character from Shakespeare's ''Tempest'' who is named Ariel. Drawn by Louis Rhaed (1857 – 1926.)]] | |||
'''Ariel''' or '''Ari'el''' (אֲרִיאֵל). Hebrew. Meaning "Lion of God." Used in the Bible as another name for the city of Jerusalem. In the Apocrypha, this is the name of an archangel. Shakespeare used this as the name for a spirit that was neither female nor male in The Tempest (1611). "Ariel is found as a male name from the sixteenth century, and as a girl's from the nineteenth."<ref name="llewellyn71">K. M. Sheard, ''Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names.'' P. 71.</ref><ref name="behindthename" /><ref name="20000names" /> Notable genderqueer people with this name include ordained Hebrew Priestess [[Ariel Vegosen]].<ref name="braun">{{Cite web |title=Workshop aims to take ‘awkward’ out of gender conversations |last=Braun |first=Phyllis |work=Arizona Jewish Post |date=5 April 2019 |access-date=10 May 2020 |url= https://azjewishpost.com/2019/workshop-aims-to-take-awkward-out-of-gender-conversations/}}</ref> | '''Ariel''' or '''Ari'el''' (אֲרִיאֵל). Hebrew. Meaning "Lion of God." Used in the Bible as another name for the city of Jerusalem. In the Apocrypha, this is the name of an archangel. Shakespeare used this as the name for a spirit that was neither female nor male in The Tempest (1611). "Ariel is found as a male name from the sixteenth century, and as a girl's from the nineteenth."<ref name="llewellyn71">K. M. Sheard, ''Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names.'' P. 71.</ref><ref name="behindthename" /><ref name="20000names" /> Notable genderqueer people with this name include ordained Hebrew Priestess [[Ariel Vegosen]].<ref name="braun">{{Cite web |title=Workshop aims to take ‘awkward’ out of gender conversations |last=Braun |first=Phyllis |work=Arizona Jewish Post |date=5 April 2019 |access-date=10 May 2020 |url= https://azjewishpost.com/2019/workshop-aims-to-take-awkward-out-of-gender-conversations/}}</ref> | ||
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'''Ashby'''. Old English. Meaning "Ash tree farm."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Ashby</ref> | '''Ashby'''. Old English. Meaning "Ash tree farm."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Ashby</ref> | ||
'''Asher | '''Asher'''. Hebrew. Meaning "Blessed, happy."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Asher</ref> Notable nonbinary and genderqueer people with this name include the American filmmaker [[Asher Jelinksy]].<ref name="About">{{Cite web |title=About |author=Jelinsky, Asher |work=ASHER JELINSKY |date= |access-date=5 May 2020 |url= https://www.asherjelinsky.com/about}}</ref> | ||
'''Ashland'''. English. Meaning "Land of ash."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Ashland</ref> | '''Ashland'''. English. Meaning "Land of ash."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Ashland</ref> | ||
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'''Ashwini'''. Hindi. Meaning "Of great wealth; swift."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/ashwini/</ref> | '''Ashwini'''. Hindi. Meaning "Of great wealth; swift."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/ashwini/</ref> | ||
'''Asia.''' Usually a feminine name, but also unisex.<ref name="20000names" /> Notable nonbinary people with this name include the actor [[Asia Kate Dillon]].<ref>"[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/27/asia-kate-dillon-john-wick-non-binary/ Asia Kate Dillon suggested their John Wick 3 character be non-binary]", Pink News, 27 May 2019.</ref> | [[File:Meet_Taylor_Mason_(Asia_Kate_Dillon)_Billions_Season_2.jpg|thumb|American nonbinary actor [[Asia Kate Dillon]].]] | ||
'''Asia.''' Usually a feminine name, but also unisex.<ref name="20000names" /> Notable nonbinary people with this name include the actor [[Asia Kate Dillon]] (b. 1984).<ref>"[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/05/27/asia-kate-dillon-john-wick-non-binary/ Asia Kate Dillon suggested their John Wick 3 character be non-binary]", Pink News, 27 May 2019.</ref> | |||
'''Asla'''. Finnish. Meaning "battle." Traditionally a boy's name, also used for girls.<ref>http://www.babynamescube.com/asla-name-meaning</ref> <ref>https://themeaningofthename.com/asla/</ref> | '''Asla'''. Finnish. Meaning "battle." Traditionally a boy's name, also used for girls.<ref>http://www.babynamescube.com/asla-name-meaning</ref> <ref>https://themeaningofthename.com/asla/</ref> | ||