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

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Timeless classics

Never in, never out

1–48 of 61 names

Welsh · English

Arthur

Origin unknown; a bear connection is one theory

Top 100
English · Latin

Bennett

Blessed, through Benedict

Top 100Rising
German · English

Henry

Home ruler

Top 100
English

Jack

God is gracious, through John

Top 100
Hebrew · English

James

Form of Jacob; original meaning debated

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Hebrew · English

John

The Lord is gracious

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Hebrew · English

Jonathan

Yahweh has given

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Greek · English

Luke

Probably from Lucania

Top 100
Hebrew · English

Matthew

Gift of God

Top 100
English · Germanic

Myles

Variant of Miles; meaning uncertain

Top 100
Germanic · English

Robert

Bright fame

Top 100
English · Biblical Greek · Latin

Silas

Probably a short form of Silvanus; other explanations exist

Top 100
English

Wesley

West clearing or meadow

Top 100
German · English

William

Will and helmet; protection

Top 100
English

Alfred

Elf counsel

Familiar
English

Alvin

From several older names involving friendship

Familiar
Latin · English

Austin

Great; venerable

Familiar
English

Bradley

Broad clearing

Familiar
French · English

Calvin

Bald

Familiar
Irish · English

Connor

Hound and desire; form of Conchobar

Familiar
English

Dean

From a surname with more than one origin

Familiar
English

Edgar

Wealth and spear

Familiar
English

Edward

Wealth and guard

Familiar
English

Edwin

Wealth and friend

Familiar
Scottish · English

Graham

Probably gravelly homestead

Familiar
Hebrew · English

Jude

Form of Judah; probably praise

Familiar
Latin · English

Max

Short form of Maximilian, Maxim or Maxwell

Familiar
Scottish · English

Maxwell

Mack’s stream

Familiar
English · Greek

Peter

Stone

Familiar
English · Greek

Philip

Friend of horses

Familiar
English

Stanley

Stone clearing

Familiar
English

Tyler

A person who tiles roofs

Familiar
English

Wade

English surname: ford, or a name related to going

Familiar
English

Winston

Wine’s town, or a surname from Wynnstan: joy + stone

Familiar
Basque · English

Xavier

New house

Familiar
English · French · Slavic

Casimir

Destroy + peace or world

Uncommon
English

Edmund

Wealth and protection

Uncommon
Old English · German

Elmer

Noble; famous

Uncommon
English

Lyndon

Linden tree hill

Uncommon
English

Milton

Mill town or middle town

Uncommon
English · French

Percival

Possibly pierce the valley

Uncommon
English · Latin

Sylvester

Form of Silvester: wooded or wild

Uncommon
English

Truman

Trustworthy man

Uncommon
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