River Baby Names, Names Inspired By Famous Rivers Starting With A
These are river baby names that start with the letter A. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all river baby names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Recorded origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberfa | From The Mouth Of The River ABERTHA | Female | Welsh |
| Abhainn | River | Male | Scottish |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male | Greek |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male | Greek |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male | Greek |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male | Greek |
| Afram | Akan Of Ghana Name Referring To The Afram River In Ghana's Ashanti Region. | Male | African |
| Afton | Named For An Old English Town. First A Name For Boys. Variant Affton Exists. | Female | English |
| Aibne | River | Male | Scottish |
| Ailsa | Devoted To God | Female | Hebrew |
| Aline | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female | Celtic |
| Allen | Handsome | Male | Celtic |
| Alma | Good | Female | Celtic |
| Alpheus | Myth Name (River God) | Male | Greek |
| Alton | From The Old Manor | Male | English |
| Alwin | Wise Friend. | Male | English |
| Alwyn | Wise Friend. | Male | English |
| Amhuinn | Lives At The Alder-Tree River | Female | Gaelic |
| Annalee | Variant Of Anne. Biblical: Devout Woman Who Saw Infant Jesus Presented At The... | Female | English |
| Annan | From The Stream | Male | Celtic |
| Anton | German Form Of Anthony (Beyond Praise) | Male | German |
| Aretha | Virtuous: Excellent. | Female | Arabic |
| Arethusa | Myth Name (Nymph) | Female | Greek |
| Arledge | Lives At The Hare's Lake | Male | English |
| Arnon | Roaring Stream | Male | Hebrew |
| Ash | Ash Tree. | Male | English |
| Ashford | Lives By The Ash-Tree Ford | Male | English |
| Asopus | Myth Name (Son Of Hector Killed At Troy) | Male | Greek |
| Avonmora | From The Great River | Female | Irish |
| Avonmore | From The Great River | Male | Irish |
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