Aa

Aa is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hindi surname34 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Pakistan

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Àà, Ââ, Ãa, Äå, Ãå

• Malay given name18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia

  Languages: Malay, Indonesian

  Also written Aa', Ãã, Àà, Ãa, Ãắ

• Spanish surname84 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Aâ, Aã, Ãã, Ăa, Ãâ

• Arabic surname66 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria

  Also written Âa, Aâ, Àà, Ää, Ãã

• a separate name16 spellings in the group

  Also written Âå, Äą, Åã, Aä, Aå

• French given name8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Congo - Kinshasa

  Also written Ãa, Aà, Àà, Àa, Âa

• a separate name18 spellings in the group

  Also written Åa, Äã, Äå, Ãa, Ãã

56 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Aa is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In dag, righteousness. Church word : wuntii tuma ‘ righteous actions’

  as a word·Dagbani Dictionary CD

• In cdo, to get away another's place as by slander, Seis) f = draws (all the custom) to his side. SN alee J )Rmutually drawing away each other’s custom. ‘@) sudden distortions or pains

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In cdo, another name for tea, tea drinking Y# a a river in Shensi, the glare on water. wee a city in Honan. KERB a a white horse with black mane, S

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In cdo, a cross-road, a thoroughfare FEE a forked road. HE ie same. Bt Gx — timid, fearful, to look at, S. HAIR alarmed

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In dag, an exclamation of disgust or Aa! bozuyu ka a nig lala? censure. Ah! Why have you done this?

  as a word·Dagbani Dictionary CD

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Bertel Aab. 1919NONorwegian boat builder
• Hubertus Antonius van der Aab. 1935NLDutch mycologist (1935-2017)
• Herman Aab. 1943NLDutch physician and writer
• Brynjar Aab. 1960NONorwegian dramatist
• Terje Aab. 1961NONorwegian bridge player
• A Lamusib. 1989CNnot in their usual nameOlympic judoka
• Liu Anot in their usual nameEastern Wu army general

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

17 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 9 countries.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Aa mean, and where does it come from?

A member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).

In which country does Aa have the most bearers?

In Norway, the national register counted about 468 people named Aa, more than in any other country we hold.

Where is Aa most common?

Aa is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 12 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Aa?

In Norway, the national register counted 468 people named Aa, about 1 in 12 thousand residents.