Names

Means “uncle”, from Hebrew אָח (‘ach) meaning “brother” and אָב (‘av) meaning “father”. This was the name of a king of Israel, the husband of Jezebel, as told in the Old Testament. He was admonished by Elijah for his sinful behaviour. Herman Melville later used this name in his novel Moby-Dick (1851), where it belongs to a sea captain obsessively hunting for a white whale.

From the Chinese character 阿 (ā), which has no distinct meaning. It is not normally given as a name, but it can be prefixed to another name to make it a diminutive.

Spanish feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Spanish form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Catalan form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Variant of Bagus.

From Basque agurtza meaning “greeting, salutation”.

From Basque agur meaning “greeting, salutation”.

Means “great, large” in Indonesian.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Agatha.