Names

Alternate transcription of Russian Аркадий (see Arkadiy).

Means “white, clear” in Sanskrit. This is the name of a hero in Hindu texts, the son of the god Indra and the princess Kunti.

Modern form of Arjuna.

Dutch form of Adrian.

Variant of Irja. The Finnish poet Eino Leino used it in his poem Arja and Selinä (1916), though belonging to a male character.

Variant of Aria 1.

From Basque haritz meaning “oak tree”.

From Sanskrit अरित्र (aritra) meaning “propelling, an oar”.

Hungarian form of Aristides.

From the Greek name Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristoteles) meaning “the best purpose”, derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning “best” and τέλος (telos) meaning “purpose, aim”. This was the name of a Greek philosopher of the 4th century BC who made lasting contributions to Western thought, including the fields of logic, metaphysics, ethics and biology.