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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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49–96 of 432 names

English · Hebrew

Elliott

The Lord is my God

Familiar
English

Elora

Probably a modern coinage

Familiar
English

Emerson

Son of Emery

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Greek

Evander

Good man; a separate Scottish route also exists

Familiar
Scottish

Fiona

White; blessed, through Fionn

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Spanish

Gabriela

God is my strong man, through Gabriel

Familiar
Scottish · Welsh

Gavin

Form of Gawain; meaning uncertain

Familiar
Old Norse

Gunnar

War warrior

Familiar
English · Welsh

Gwendolyn

Possibly white ring

Familiar
English

Hadley

Heather field

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German

Heidi

German pet form of Adelheid

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English

Holden

Deep valley

Familiar
Arabic · Welsh

Idris

Possibly interpreter or teacher

Familiar
Hebrew · English

Jane

The Lord is gracious

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Hebrew

Jethro

Abundance; excellence

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French · Latin

Julien

From the Julius family; ultimate origin uncertain

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French

Juliette

Diminutive of Julie; ultimate origin uncertain

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Hindi · Arabic

Kabir

Great

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Arabic

Khalil

Close friend

Familiar
English · Italian

Lenora

Short form of Elenora; origin uncertain

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German

Lorelei

Meaning uncertain; name of a Rhine rock

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Latin

Lucian

From Lucianus, ultimately linked to light

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Latin · Italian · Spanish

Luciana

From Lucianus, ultimately linked to light

Familiar
French · Latin

Lucien

Light, through Lucius

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Greek

Lyra

Lyre; the constellation name

Familiar
Greek

Lyric

Lyric; songlike

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French

Marceline

From the Marcellus family; possibly linked to Mars

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English

Marlowe

Remnants of a lake

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Old German

Matilda

Strength in battle

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Spanish

Miguel

Who is like God?

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Slavic

Milena

A name in the Slavic mil family: gracious or dear

Familiar
English · Latin

Miranda

Worthy of admiration

Familiar
English · Indian usage

Myra

Literary coinage; possibly myrrh or a form of Mary

Familiar
Russian

Nikolai

Form of Nicholas: victory of the people

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French

Odette

Wealth or heritage, through Oda or Odilia

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Greek

Ophelia

Help; advantage

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Italian

Orlando

Fame; land, through Roland

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Irish

Oscar

Possibly deer friend; alternative Germanic origins

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Hebrew

Rebecca

Probably join; tie; bind

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Dutch · English

Rhett

Advice; counsel

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