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.
Agate -Agate is a microcrystalline variety of quartz that is very decorative. It was prized by the Magi and is carried to promote love, luck and health. Agate is a birth stone for those born under the sign of Gemini.
Ainakea -Ainakea is a name of Hawaiian origin which means "White land" it is also a variety of sugar cane.
Akiha -Akiha is a Japanese name meaning "autumn leaf"
Akiho -Akiho is a Japanese name meaning "autumn blade of a plant"
Amber -Amber is the petrified resin of an ancient tree often used in jewelry and also in magick and healing. The word also refers to a golden brown color.
Amethyst -Amethyst is quartz crystal stained purple. It is used in jewelry and in healing and magic. It was once believed that it could prevent intoxication and it is sacred to Dionysus and Buddha. Amethyst is the birth stone for February and Pisces.
Anemone -Anemone is a genus of flowers, known also as windflowers which is fitting because the word comes from anemos meaning wind in Greek.
Artemisia -The name Artemisia derives from the name Artemis. It is also a genus of plants that are considered sacred or at the least magically useful by many Witches, including Wormwood, Southernwood, Mugwort and Tarragon
Arundel -This is an old English name that may be derived from the French word for swallow or it may mean "eagle valley"
Ashley -The name Ashley is of Old English origin and means "Ash wood". It was originally a male name, but now both boys and girls wear it.
Aster -The name Aster comes from the Greek work for Star. It refers in modern usage to a genus of daisy-like rayed flowers
Atalanta -According to Greek myth, Atalanta was the name of a warrior woman and heroine of the Calydonian Boar Hunt. She had many suitors and said that she would marry the one who beat her in a foot race. Meleager was able to beat her by dropping golden apples which distracted her.
The name may mean "balanced".
Aurea -Aurea is a variant of the Latin Aurora, Aurelia and Aura meaning "golden, dawn, wind"
Avis -Derived from the Latin "aves" meaning bird
