1. | ALBERTINA | From Gothic albrecht "noble". It is the female variant of the name Albert. It is a spread name. |
2. | ALINA | Is one of the diminutive forms of the Russian name Alevtina (Alya, Alina) which comes from Greek aleuo "inaccessible", "unattainable". It is in use since XX c. till now. |
3. | ALISA | From French name Alisa which came through Russian. We also have the form Alis and Alla for short. |
4. | ALMAST | From Turkish almas "diamond". The last letter t is added in Armenian (like Saghmas, Salmast). It was widely used in XIX c. now it is a rare name. |
5. | ALVARD | From Armenian al "red" and vard "rose" i.e. "red rose" which became popular in XX c. due to Vahan Mirakyan's "Lalvar's hunting" poem (beginning of XX c.). |
6. | ALVINA | From Russian name Albina which means "blond", ''white-faced". It comes from Latin albus "white". The short form is Alya. |