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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Timeless classics

Never in, never out

8 names

Arabic

Yahya

Quranic form of John; derivation debated

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Arabic · Hebrew

Yusuf

God will increase

Familiar
Hebrew · Spanish

Yair

He shines

Uncommon
Japanese

Yamato

Great harmony; an ancient name for Japan in one Japanese spelling

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Amharic

Yared

Form of Jared; descent

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Ukrainian · Russian

Yaroslav

Fierce or energetic + glory

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Japanese

Yuzuru

To yield; to allow in one Japanese spelling

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French · Germanic

Yves

Possibly yew, through Ivo

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