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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337–384 of 473 names

Norwegian

Hedvig

Form of Hedwig

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Brazilian Portuguese

Heloísa

Probably healthy or whole; wide

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Korean

Hye-jin

Wisdom; preciousness (慧珍 example)

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Turkish · Azerbaijani

İnci

Pearl

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Sanskrit

Indira

Beauty; a name of Lakshmi

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Old Norse · Swedish

Inga

Feminine form of Inge

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Brazilian Portuguese · Nheengatu

Iracema

Brazilian literary name; original interpretation debated

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Galician · Portuguese

Iria

Possibly a form of Irene

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Norwegian

Iselin

Possibly iron-associated

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French

Jeanne

The Lord is gracious

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Serbian · Croatian

Jelena

Form of Helen; the ultimate Greek meaning is uncertain

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Norwegian · Danish · French

Johanne

God is gracious

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Serbian · Macedonian

Jovana

God is gracious

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Sanskrit

Kalyani

Auspicious; lovely

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Arabic

Karima

Generous; noble

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Japanese

Keiko

Celebration and child in one Japanese spelling

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Vietnamese

Kiều

Outstanding, lovely or lofty, depending on the root

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Sanskrit

Lakshmi

Good fortune; prosperity

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Sanskrit

Lalita

Charming; playful

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Vietnamese · Chinese

Lan

Orchid; other meanings depend on the Chinese spelling

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Sanskrit

Lata

Vine; climbing plant

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Chinese

Li

Beauty or reason with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Lin

Forest or fine jade with the cited Chinese characters

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Norwegian

Live

Protection; associated with life

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Welsh · Latin

Lowri

Laurel

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Portuguese

Madalena

Woman from Magdala

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Sanskrit

Madhavi

Of spring; sweet

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Basque

Maialen

Form of Magdalene

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Sanskrit

Mala

Garland; necklace

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Swedish

Malin

Of Magdala, through Magdalene

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Dutch · Flemish

Marieke

Dutch pet form of Maria

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Tagalog

Marikit

Beautiful; pretty

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Norwegian

Marit

Pearl, through Margaret

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Māori · Fijian

Mere

Form of Mary; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Scottish Gaelic

Mhairi

Form of Màiri; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Japanese

Michiko

Beauty, wisdom and child in one Japanese spelling

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Serbian · Croatian

Milica

Dear; gracious

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Korean

Min-ji

Cleverness; wisdom (敏智 example)

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Chinese

Mingzhu

Bright pearl with the cited Chinese characters

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Basque

Miren

Form of Maria; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Sanskrit

Mohini

Enchanting

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