A to Z of names
A to Z of names Remembering names Technique Add surname Add movement Enhance the technique Examples Special concentration
Click on a letter below to see names that start with that letter. Then click on a name to see suggested "surnames" that should help you remember that name. Associate the "surname" you choose with an action that helps you remember the name.
Abbie
How to remember the name Abbie, use the following mnemonic:
Abbie Birthday
(happy birthday)
Movement: Blow out candles.
AbbieAdam
How to remember the name Adam, use the following mnemonic:
Adam Bomb
(atom bomb)
Movement: See a bomb go off.
Addison
How to remember the name Addison: Use the following mnemonic:
Addison
Addison Sun
(add a sun)
Movement: Smile so brightly like the sun.
Al
How to remember the name Al: Use the following mnemonic:
Al
Al Bino
(albino)
Al
Al Coholic
(alcoholic)
Movement: So drunk they can hardly stand.
Al
Ka Seltzer
(Alka-Seltzer)
Al
Al Uminium
(aluminium)
Alec
How to remember the name Alec: Use the following mnemonic:
Alec
Alec Tricity
(electricity)
Alec
Alec Of Paint
(a lick of paint)
Movement: Paint everything around them.
Alec
Alec a Lick
(a lick)
Movement: See them wanting to lick everything.
Alf
How to remember the name Alf: Use the following mnemonic:
Alf
Alf A Romeo
(Alfa Romeo)
Alf
Alf Abet
(alphabet)
Movement: Sing the song ABCDEFG,HI...
Ali
How to remember the name Ali: Use the following mnemonic:
Ali
Ali Gator
(alligator)
Movement: Watch out for her bite.
Ali
Ali Katt
(alley cat)
Alicia
How to remember the name Alicia: Use the following mnemonic:
Alicia
Alicia Sober
(at least you're sober)
Alicia
Alicia Leash
(A Leash)
Movement: Put a leash on her.
Amanda
How to remember the name Amanda: Use the following mnemonic:
Amanda
Amanda Panda
(Amanda is a panda)
Movement: See them eat bamboo.
Amanda
Amanda Lay
(Mandalay)
Amanda
Amanda Lynn
(a mandolin)
Amber
How to remember the name Amber: Use the following mnemonic:
Amber
Amber Stop or Go
(Amber as in traffic lights)
Movement: Ask her does she go, or when does she have time to stop.
Amber
Amber
(Amber translucent fossilised resin)
Movement: Someone has been fossilised in amber.
Amelia
How to remember the name Amelia: Use the following mnemonic:
Amelia
Amelia you ate
(a meal you ate)
Movement: A meal you ate is going to be thrown up.
Amy
How to remember the name Amy: Use the following mnemonic:
Amy
Amy Stake
(a mistake)
Movement: Discuss a mistake with them.
Amy
(Amy aimed the gun at me)
Movement: See someone aim a gun.
Andy
How to remember the name Andy: Use the following mnemonic:
Andy
Andy Friese
(antifreeze)
Movement: See them freeze for a second.
Anita
How to remember the name Anita: Use the following mnemonic:
Anita
Anita Hanke
(I need a hanky)
Movement: See them blow their nose.
Anita
Anita Shower
(I need a shower)
Ann
How to remember the name Ann: Use the following mnemonic:
Ann
Ann Teak
(antique)
Ann
Ann Vill
(anvil)
Movement: See them carrying a very heavy anvil.
Anna
How to remember the name Anna: Use the following mnemonic:
Anna
Anna Prentice
(an apprentice)
Anna
Anna Rexic
(anorexic)
Anna
Anna Sassin
(an assassin)
Movement: See them pull out a gun.
Annette
How to remember the name Annette: Use the following mnemonic:
Annette
Annette Curtain
(a net curtain)
Movement: See them looking through edge of a curtain.
Annie
How to remember the name Annie: Use the following mnemonic:
Annie
Annie Oakley
(Annie Oakley was a famous American sharpshooter)
Annie
Annie Briated
(inebriated - drunk)
Movement: See them as drunk.
Annie
Annie Body
(anybody)
Annie
Annie Thing
(anything)
April
How to remember the name April: Use the following mnemonic:
April
April Shower
(April shower)
Movement: Pretend to have a shower.
Aria
How to remember the name Aria: Use the following mnemonic:
Aria
Aria Opera Song
Aria (pronounced aa-ree-uh) a solo song for a singer in an opera.
Movement: See them sing an opera song.
Art
How to remember the name Art: Use the following mnemonic:
Art
Art Ist
(artist)
Movement: Pretend to paint a big canvas.
Arthur
How to remember the name Arthur: Use the following mnemonic:
Arthur
Arthur Ritis
(arthritis)
Movement: Can't walk without pain.
Asher
How to remember the name Asher: Use the following mnemonic:
Asher
Asher Ashtray
Asher always carries an ashtray on her.
Movement: She offers out an ashtray.
Ashley
How to remember the name Ashley: Use the following mnemonic:
Ashley
Ashley Tray
(ash tray)
Movement: See them put out a cigarette in palm of hand.
Audrey
How to remember the name Audrey: Use the following mnemonic:
Audrey
Audrey Dry
(all dry)
Movement: See them dry their hands.
Aurora
How to remember the name Aurora: Use the following mnemonic:
Aurora
Aurora Roar
Aurora can roar.
Movement: See them roar.
Ava
How to remember the name Ava: Use the following mnemonic:
Ava
Ava Aviary
(Ava lives in an aviary)
Movement: Ask them who let you out.
