The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

23 names

German · English

Amelia

Form of Amalia, linked with vigor

Top 100
Hebrew · Persian · Germanic

Ava

Life

Top 100
French · Germanic

Caroline

Feminine form of Charles

Top 100
German · English

Ella

Germanic other; also a short form of El- names

Top 100
German

Emma

Whole; great

Top 100
German · Turkish · Igbo · Hebrew

Ada

Noble in Germanic names; other languages have separate origins

Familiar
German · Dutch · French · Hebrew

Elise

Short form of Elizabeth

FamiliarRising
English · Germanic

Emmeline

Vigorous; unceasing

Familiar
German · Dutch

Johanna

Latinate form of Joanna

Familiar
German

Lena

Short form of Helena, Magdalena and other -lena names

Familiar
Persian · German · Sanskrit

Mina

Enamel; glaze

Familiar
English · French · Germanic · Latin

Rose

Rose flower; an older Germanic name history also exists

Familiar
English · Dutch

Tessa

Short form of Theresa

Familiar
English · Germanic

Willa

Will and protection; feminine form of William

Familiar
English · Spanish · Germanic

Adelia

Noble

Uncommon
Spanish · Italian · German

Carla

Man, through the Charles family

Uncommon
German · Swedish

Elsa

Short form of Elisabeth

Uncommon
Norwegian · German · Czech

Emilie

Rival

Uncommon
Swedish · German

Erika

Feminine form of Erik

Uncommon
Old German

Ida

Uncertain; possibly work or labor

Uncommon
Old German

Rosalind

Horse and tenderness; later linked with a beautiful rose

Uncommon
Dutch · Flemish

Marieke

Dutch pet form of Maria

Rare gem
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