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'''Alemayehu'''. East African, Amharic. Meaning "I have seen the world."<ref name="behindthename" /> | '''Alemayehu'''. East African, Amharic. Meaning "I have seen the world."<ref name="behindthename" /> | ||
'''Alex'''. Short for Alexander, Alexandra, and so on. | '''Alex'''. Short for Alexander, Alexandra, and so on. Notable nonbinary and genderqueer people with this name include the American children's book writer [[Alex Gino]],<ref name="Hansen">{{Cite web |title=Alex Gino: 'I knew I was different as a kid' |author=Hansen, John |work=the Guardian |date=9 September 2015 |access-date=15 June 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/09/alex-gino-george-transgender-protagonist-interview}}</ref> the writer and therapist [[Alex Iantaffi]],<ref name="DTA">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Alex Iantaffi |author=Jenkins, Andrea |work=Digital Transgender Archive |date=2015 |access-date=26 May 2020 |url= https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/3j3332502}}</ref> and the American activist [[Alex Kapitan]].<ref name="Hillbo">{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Language: Interview with Alex Kapitan |author=Hillbo, Tomo |work=Meadville Lombard Theological School |date= |access-date=29 May 2020 |url= https://www.meadville.edu/ml-commons/details/ministry-of-language-interview-with-alex-kapitan/}}</ref> and the [[Titles|title]] Zr.<ref>https://www.transformingheartscollective.org/leadership/</ref> [[Nonbinary gender in fiction|Fictional characters outside of the Western gender binary]] with this name include Alex Fierro in Rick Riordan's book series "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard;" Alex Cyprin in the visual novel ''Astoria: Fate's Kiss;'' Alex in ''Static'', a romance novel by L. A. Witt; | ||
'''Alexi'''. Variant of Alex. | '''Alexi'''. Variant of Alex. | ||
'''Alexis'''. 1. Latin. Variant of Alex. 2. Greek. Meaning "To defend." Notable men with this name include a 4th century BCE playwright, and a 5th century saint, and notable women include actor Alexis Smith (b. 1921), the latter causing this to become popular as a feminine name as well.<ref name="llewellyn47">K. M. Sheard, ''Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names.'' P. 47.</ref><ref name="behindthename" /> | '''Alexis'''. 1. Latin. Variant of Alex. 2. Greek. Meaning "To defend." Notable men with this name include a 4th century BCE playwright, and a 5th century saint, and notable women include actor Alexis Smith (b. 1921), the latter causing this to become popular as a feminine name as well.<ref name="llewellyn47">K. M. Sheard, ''Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names.'' P. 47.</ref><ref name="behindthename" /> [[Nonbinary gender in fiction|Fictional characters outside of the Western gender binary]] with this name include the [[bigender]] protagonist of the novel ''Somebody Told Me'', by bigender author [[Mia Siegert]]. | ||
'''Alexus'''. Variant of Alexis.<ref name="20000names" /> | '''Alexus'''. Variant of Alexis.<ref name="20000names" /> | ||
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'''Andie'''. Spelling variant of Andy. | '''Andie'''. Spelling variant of Andy. | ||
'''Andrea'''. Italian. Meaning "Manly," and a feminine form of Andrew, but used for girls and boys.<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Andrea</ref> | '''Andrea'''. Italian. Meaning "Manly," and a feminine form of Andrew, but used for girls and boys.<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Andrea</ref> Notable genderqueer people with this name include the American poet [[Andrea Gibson]] (b. 1975).<ref name="Notaro">{{Cite web |title=The Pioneering Poet |last=Notaro |first=Tig |work=Interview Magazine |date=22 April 2015 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url= https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/andrea-gibson }}</ref><ref name="Groat">{{Cite web |title=Poet Andrea Gibson Shares How They Learned About Their Gender Identity Through Writing |last=Groat |first=Kylie |work=Seventeen |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.seventeen.com/life/a20102112/andrea-gibson-interview-on-poetry/}}</ref><ref name="Gibson2017">{{Cite web |title=Andrea Gibson: 'Genderqueer is a Constant Coming Out' |last=Gibson |first=Andrea |work=out.com |date=11 October 2017 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2017/10/11/andrea-gibson-genderqueer-constant-coming-out}}</ref> | ||
'''Andren'''. Variant of Andrea, which see.<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Andren</ref> | '''Andren'''. Variant of Andrea, which see.<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Andren</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" /> | ||
'''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" /> | '''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> | ||
'''Anne'''. Frisian. Short for names beginning with Arn.<ref name="behindthename" /> | '''Anne'''. Frisian. Short for names beginning with Arn.<ref name="behindthename" /> | ||
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'''Arich'''.<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Arich</ref> | '''Arich'''.<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Arich</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" /> | '''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> | ||
'''Aries'''. Used for those born under this astrological sign. Meaning "The constellation of the ram." 19th century.<ref name="llewellyn71" /><ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Aries</ref> | '''Aries'''. Used for those born under this astrological sign. Meaning "The constellation of the ram." 19th century.<ref name="llewellyn71" /><ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Aries</ref> | ||
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'''Atlee'''. English. Meaning "Lives near the woods."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Atlee</ref> Keywords: nature, forest, trees | '''Atlee'''. English. Meaning "Lives near the woods."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Atlee</ref> Keywords: nature, forest, trees | ||
'''Aubrey'''. English. From the Norman French version of the German name Alberich, meaning "Elf power" or "Elf ruler."<ref name="behindthename" /><ref name="20000names" /> Keywords: mythology, magic, mystical, fantasy | '''Aubrey'''. English. From the Norman French version of the German name Alberich, meaning "Elf power" or "Elf ruler."<ref name="behindthename" /><ref name="20000names" /> Variants: Aubri. Keywords: mythology, magic, mystical, fantasy. Notable nonbinary people with this name include the American social-behavioral health researcher [[Aubri Drake]].<ref name="QueerOutHere>{{Cite web |title=Story from the Appalachian Trail - Aubri Drake |author= |work=Queer Out Here |date=18 December 2019 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= https://www.queerouthere.com/listen/}}</ref> | ||
'''Auburn'''. English, American. Meaning "Reddish brown."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Auburn</ref> Keywords: color, hair | '''Auburn'''. English, American. Meaning "Reddish brown."<ref>http://www.babynames.com/name/Auburn</ref> Keywords: color, hair | ||