The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

Literary

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12 names

Hebrew

Rebecca

Probably join; tie; bind

Familiar
English

Rosemary

Rose + Mary; also the rosemary herb

FamiliarRising
English · French

Reverie

Daydream

Uncommon
Welsh

Rhiannon

Probably great queen

Uncommon
Old German

Rosalind

Horse and tenderness; later linked with a beautiful rose

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Rachana

Creation; composition

Rare gem
Swedish · Finnish

Ronja

Literary invention from a lake name

Rare gem
Irish

Rosaleen

Form of Rosaline; also used to render Róisín

Rare gem
English · Literary

Rowena

Meaning uncertain; fame and joy is an unproved explanation

Rare gem
Chinese

Ruolan

Like an orchid with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Chinese

Ruoxi

Like an evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
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