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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145–192 of 234 names

Italian

Ginevra

White phantom, through Guinevere

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German

Gretel

German pet form in the Margaret family

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Arabic

Haneen

Longing; tender yearning

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Norwegian · Swedish

Hedda

Short form of Hedvig

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Brazilian Portuguese

Heloísa

Probably healthy or whole; wide

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Greek

Ianthe

Violet flower

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Igbo

Ijeoma

Good journey

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Brazilian Portuguese · Nheengatu

Iracema

Brazilian literary name; original interpretation debated

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Japanese

Iroha

Color and leaf in one Japanese spelling

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Tamil

Isai

Music; melody

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Persian

Katayoun

Meaning unknown; a Shahnameh queen

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Ketaki

Fragrant screwpine flower

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Vietnamese

Kiều

Outstanding, lovely or lofty, depending on the root

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Indonesian · Javanese

Kirana

Ray of light; beautiful

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Sanskrit

Kriti

Creation; work of art

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Sanskrit

Lavanya

Grace; loveliness

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Indonesian · Javanese

Lestari

Enduring; everlasting

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Irish

Liadan

Possibly gray

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German

Liesel

German pet form of Elisabeth

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Scottish

Lilias

Form of Lillian; Elizabeth or lily associations

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Arabic

Lubna

Storax tree

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Portuguese

Mafalda

Strength in battle, through Matilda

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Sanskrit · Malayalam

Malavika

Literary name associated with the Malava region

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French

Manon

French diminutive of Marie; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Scottish Gaelic

Marsali

Variant of Marsaili, related to Marcella or Marjorie

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Persian

Mehrnaz

Sun or friendship, and delight

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Chinese

Mingyue

Bright moon with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Mingzhu

Bright pearl with the cited Chinese characters

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Catalan

Mireia

Catalan form of Mireio; meaning uncertain

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Provençal

Mireille

Probably to admire

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Scottish

Morven

The big gap

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Cornish · Welsh

Morwenna

Maiden; girl

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Arabic

Najwa

Intimate conversation

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Persian

Negar

Beloved

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Greek · English

Nerissa

Possibly sea nymph

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Māori

Ngaio

The ngaio tree

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Irish

Nuala

White shoulder, through Fionnuala

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Italian

Ornella

Flowering ash tree

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Yoruba

Oyinkansola

Sweetness has dropped into wealth

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Greek

Pelagia

Feminine form of Pelagius, associated with the sea

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Chinese

Qian

Beautiful with the cited Chinese characters

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Sanskrit

Rachana

Creation; composition

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