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

19 names

Swedish · Danish · Old Norse · Chinese

Bo

To live, through the Norse Búi

Familiar
Chinese

Guang

Light; brightness with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Haoran

Vastness; an upright spirit with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Jiahao

Family and heroism with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Jian

Health or establishment with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Jie

Outstanding; heroic with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Jun

Ruler or talent with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Junjie

Talented and outstanding with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Vietnamese · Chinese

Lan

Orchid; other meanings depend on the Chinese spelling

Rare gem
Chinese

Li

Beauty or reason with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Liang

Brightness or goodness with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Lin

Forest or fine jade with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Ming

Brightness with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Mingzhu

Bright pearl with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Tianyou

Heaven’s blessing or protection, when written 天佑

Rare gem
Chinese

Wei

Greatness or power with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Wen

Writing; culture with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Zhiwei

Aspiration and greatness, when written 志伟

Rare gem
Chinese

Zhiyuan

Ambition and distance with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
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