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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Literary

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145–168 of 168 names

Hindi · Sanskrit

Shlok

Verse; stanza

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Persian

Siavash

Owner of black stallions

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Sigurd

Victory guardian

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Persian

Sohrab

Red water

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Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Welsh · Punjabi

Taran

Thunder in Welsh

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English

Thane

A historical English and Scottish noble title

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Finnish

Väinö

Short form of Väinämöinen

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Serbian · Croatian · Russian

Velimir

Great + peace or world

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Portuguese

Vinícius

Portuguese form of Vinicius; possibly related to Latin wine

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English

Wilfred

Desire or will + peace

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English

Winslow

Wine’s hill

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Old German

Wolfram

Wolf and raven

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English

Wystan

Battle + stone

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Persian

Zal

White-haired; associated with albinism

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Chinese

Zhiyuan

Ambition and distance with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Zimo

Child and ink with the cited Chinese characters

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Arabic

Zuhair

Small flower

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