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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20 names

Slavic

Milena

A name in the Slavic mil family: gracious or dear

Familiar
Russian

Nikolai

Form of Nicholas: victory of the people

Familiar
Slavic

Zora

Dawn

Familiar
Russian

Irina

Form of Irene: peace

Uncommon
Russian

Mikhail

Russian form of Michael: who is like God?

Uncommon
Russian

Natasha

Russian short form of Natalya, associated with Christmas

Uncommon
Russian

Sonya

Russian short form of Sophia: wisdom

Uncommon
Russian

Tatiana

Feminine form in the Tatius family; original meaning unknown

Uncommon
Italian · Russian · Ukrainian · Hungarian

Violetta

Form of Violet: violet flower

Uncommon
Czech · Slovak · Slovene · Serbian · Croatian

Božena

Divine

Rare gem
Czech · Croatian · Serbian

Dalibor

Distance + fight

Rare gem
Russian

Dmitri

Russian form of Demetrius, associated with Demeter

Rare gem
Croatian

Dubravka

Feminine form of Dubravko, associated with an oak grove

Rare gem
Arabic · Russian

Dunya

The world

Rare gem
Russian

Ilya

Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh

Rare gem
Serbian · Czech

Miloš

Slavic short form built from mil: gracious or dear

Rare gem
Russian · Latin

Tanya

Form of Tatiana; ultimate meaning uncertain

Rare gem
Russian

Vasilisa

Russian feminine form of Basil, associated with royalty

Rare gem
Serbian · Croatian · Russian

Velimir

Great + peace or world

Rare gem
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