Names

Scottish form of Alice.

Sami form of Helga.

Possibly derived from the old Irish root albho meaning “white” or ail meaning “rock”. In Irish legend this was the name of a female warrior of the Fianna. It was also the name of a 6th-century masculine saint, the founder of a monastery at Emly.

Finnish form of Áile.

From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning “love, affection” and 子 (ko) meaning “child”, as well as other character combinations.

Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element agil meaning “edge (of a sword), blade”.

Alternate transcription of Greek Αικατερίνη (see Ekaterini).

Ancient Greek form of Katherine.

Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Aygül.

Irish form of Agnes.