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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193–234 of 234 names

Swedish · Finnish

Ronja

Literary invention from a lake name

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Irish

Rosaleen

Form of Rosaline; also used to render Róisín

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English · Literary

Rowena

Meaning uncertain; fame and joy is an unproved explanation

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Chinese

Ruolan

Like an orchid with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Ruoxi

Like an evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

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Old Norse · Swedish

Saga

Story; mythological derivation uncertain

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Telugu · Sanskrit

Sahiti

Literature; poetry

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Finnish

Satu

Fairy tale; fable

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Persian

Shahrzad

Possibly noble lineage; Persian literary name

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English

Shelley

Clearing on a bank

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Japanese

Shiori

Poem and weaving; bookmark in one Japanese spelling

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Persian

Shirin

Sweet; charming

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Sanskrit

Shloka

Verse; stanza

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Persian

Simin

Silvery; made of silver

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Solveig

Sun strength

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Greek

Sophronia

Feminine form of Sophronius: self-controlled or sensible

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Marathi · Sanskrit

Spruha

Longing; wish

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English · Cornish

Tamsin

Twin, through Thomas

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Sanskrit

Tanvi

Slender; delicate

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Russian · Latin

Tanya

Form of Tatiana; ultimate meaning uncertain

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French

Thaïs

Uncertain ancient meaning

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Greek

Theodosia

Feminine form of Theodosius: giving to God

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Norwegian

Tiril

Uncertain meaning; possible literary origin

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Swedish · Danish

Tove

Modern form of Tófa

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Shona

Tsitsi

Mercy; compassion

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Old English

Tuesday

Tuesday; originally Tiw’s day

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Vietnamese

Vân

Cloud

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Russian

Vasilisa

Russian feminine form of Basil, associated with royalty

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Tamil

Venba

A form of Tamil verse

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Sanskrit

Vidya

Knowledge; learning

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Tamil

Yazhini

Associated with the Tamil yazh instrument

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Chinese

Yueying

Moon and flower with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

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Spanish

Zyanya

Uncertain; often associated with “forever”

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