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Names with meaning.

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

First letter

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49–96 of 168 names

Spanish

Lisandro

Release; man, through Lysander

Uncommon
Greek

Lysander

Release; man, often interpreted as liberator

Uncommon
French · Latin

Marius

Possibly related to Mars or Latin male

Uncommon
Welsh

Merlin

Possibly from a place name meaning sea fort

Uncommon
Russian

Mikhail

Russian form of Michael: who is like God?

Uncommon
English

Milton

Mill town or middle town

Uncommon
Greek

Nestor

Returner; one who comes home

Uncommon
Spanish

Octavio

Eighth, through Octavius

Uncommon
French · Latin

Olivier

Olive tree; also a form of Oliver

Uncommon
Turkish · Turkic

Orhan

Turkish royal name; first element uncertain

Uncommon
English · Latin

Orson

Little bear

Uncommon
English · French

Percival

Possibly pierce the valley

Uncommon
Italian

Renzo

Short form of Lorenzo: from Laurentum

Uncommon
Irish

Séamus

Irish form of James; ultimate derivation disputed

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Siddharth

One who has achieved his goal

Uncommon
Arabic

Taha

Named for the 20th surah of the Qur’an

Uncommon
Irish · Gaelic

Aengus

Possibly one strength

Rare gem
French · Greek

Anatole

Sunrise

Rare gem
Aramaic

Barnabas

Traditionally son of encouragement; derivation uncertain

Rare gem
Persian

Behzad

Well-born; noble

Rare gem
Old German

Bertram

Bright raven

Rare gem
Norwegian

Brage

Foremost; poetry

Rare gem
Igbo

Chinua

Short form of Chinualumogu

Rare gem
Czech · Croatian · Serbian

Dalibor

Distance + fight

Rare gem
Irish

Diarmuid

Meaning unknown; without envy is a traditional proposal

Rare gem
Portuguese

Dinis

Form of Denis, associated with Dionysus

Rare gem
Russian

Dmitri

Russian form of Demetrius, associated with Demeter

Rare gem
Turkish

Emre

Friend; brother

Rare gem
Irish

Eoin

The Lord is gracious

Rare gem
Greek

Erasmus

Beloved; desired

Rare gem
Norwegian · Old Norse

Espen

Norwegian form of Asbjørn

Rare gem
French · Greek

Étienne

Crown; wreath

Rare gem
French · Greek

Évariste

Well pleasing

Rare gem
Persian

Farhang

Culture; learning

Rare gem
Old German

Ferdinand

Peace or journey, with boldness

Rare gem
Irish

Fintan

Possibly white fire or white ancient

Rare gem
Welsh

Gareth

Meaning uncertain; an Arthurian name

Rare gem
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