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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97–144 of 168 names

Welsh

Geraint

Meaning unknown; possibly related to Gerontius

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Italian

Giacomo

Italian form of James; ultimately Jacob

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English

Godric

God’s ruler

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Chinese

Haoran

Vastness; an upright spirit with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Haruki

Sunlight and brightness in one Japanese spelling

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Arabic · Hebrew

Harun

Arabic form of Aaron; original meaning uncertain

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French · Latin

Hilaire

Cheerful

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Danish · Old Norse

Holger

Island spear

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French · Latin

Honoré

Honored; esteemed

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Tamil

Ilango

Young prince

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Russian

Ilya

Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh

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Basque · Spanish

Íñigo

Possibly my little one

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Tagalog · Filipino

Isagani

Possibly “abundant harvest”

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Arabic

Jabir

Comforter; one who mends

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Italian

Jacopo

Italian form of Jacob; original meaning debated

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Arabic

Jalal

Majesty; glory

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Persian

Jamshid

Radiant Jam; shining king

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Persian

Javid

Eternal; everlasting

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Portuguese

Joaquim

God establishes or raises up, through Joachim

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Persian

Kaveh

Meaning unknown; a legendary blacksmith

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Thai

Kawin

Good; beautiful (กวิน spelling)

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Vietnamese

Khoa

Science; branch of study

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Persian

Khosrow

Of good fame; renowned

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French · Greek

Léandre

Lion and man

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Chinese

Liang

Brightness or goodness with the cited Chinese characters

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Serbian · Czech

Miloš

Slavic short form built from mil: gracious or dear

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Arabic

Najib

Noble; excellent

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Persian

Nariman

Heroic-minded

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Swedish · Greek

Nils

Scandinavian form of Nicholas

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French · Latin

Octave

Eighth

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Turkish · Turkic

Ozan

Poet; wandering bard

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Chinese

Peng

Friend or vigorous growth with the cited Chinese characters

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Greek

Philo

Friend or lover

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Latin · French

Prosper

Fortunate; successful

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Arabic

Qays

Measurement

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German

Rainer

German form of Rayner

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Persian

Ramin

Joyful; happy

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English · Irish

Riordan

From a name meaning little poet of the king

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Roald

Famous ruler

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Persian

Roozbeh

Fortunate; of good days

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Persian

Rostam

Meaning uncertain; Persian epic hero

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German

Rupert

German form of Robert

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