Acantha -Acantha was a nymph loved by the Greek God Apollo who was turned into a tree. Her name means "thorn" or "prickle".
Achilles -Achilles was a hero of the Trojan war. He was killed by an arrow that pierced his heel, the only vulnerable part of his body. The name Achilles may have derived from the Greek "achos" meaning pain.
Achilles gave his name to a genus of plants commonly called yarrow, bloodwort or allheal. According to the legend, he used this plant to heal his soldiers' wounds. Common yarrow or solder's woundwort Achillea millefolium is used by herbalists to treat bruising and inflammation.
Adekagagwaa -Adekagagwaa is the Iroquois spirit of summer.
Adraste -Feminization of Adrastos, meaning "one who stands his ground" or "not inclined to run away".
Adrasteia -Adrasteia is a Greek name and an epithet of Nemesis. It means "the inescapable one" or "one who cannot be turned.".
Aed -There were Kings and heros in Irish mythology with the name Aed or Aodh. It means "fire".
Aedan and Aodhan are variations on the name Aed.
Aegle -Aegle is an ancient Greek name that was held by many figures in Greek legend including one of the Hesperides and one of the Heliades. It means "light or radiance" and "glory".
Aella -Aella was the name of one of the Amazon warriors who fought Hercules when he was trying to get the girdle of Hippolyta. The name means "whirlwind".
Aeneas -The name means "praise". It was the name of a son of Aphrodite and hero of the Trojan war. One of the few Trojan survivors, he traveled to Italy after the city was razed and founded the Roman state.
Aeolous -Aeolus is the name of the Greek father of the winds. The name means "quick moving" or "nimble".
Aerona -Feminized version of Aeron, the Welsh God of War whose name was derived from the British Goddess of Slaughter Agrona
Aesir -The Æsir is the principle race of Gods in Norse mythology
It is a plural word, áss being the sigular. (or ǫ́ss, ás)
feminine ásynja, feminine plural ásynjur
Aether -Aether is the shining light of heaven. It is the name of an early Greek God, son of Erebus and Nyx. At night Nyx draws the veil of darkness across Aether to bring darkness to the earth and each morning his wife Hemera draws the veil away again.
Agammemnon -Agammemnon was a hero of the Trojan war. After his victorious return, he was killed by his wife Clytemnestra, sister of Helen. The name means "steadfast"
Agrona -Agrona is an old Celtic name meaning "battle, slaughter". It was the name of the Brythonic Goddess of war and death.
Ailill -The name Ailill appears frequently in Celtic lore. It was the name of the husband of Queen Meabh. The name means "elf" in Irish Gaelic.
Alchera -Alchera is the aboriginal Australian word for the dream time, a primordial dream that existed before the world and from which the world emerged.
