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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4 names

English · Yiddish

Zelda

Short form of Griselda; separate Yiddish root

Familiar
Slavic

Zora

Dawn

Familiar
Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

Rare gem
Spanish

Zyanya

Uncertain; often associated with “forever”

Rare gem
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