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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193–240 of 432 names

Latin · Italian

Viola

Violet

Uncommon
Italian · Russian · Ukrainian · Hungarian

Violetta

Form of Violet: violet flower

Uncommon
English

Waverly

Place-name surname; possibly wavering or flickering + clearing

Uncommon
Yoruba

Adunni

Pleasant to have; sweet to have

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Irish · Gaelic

Aengus

Possibly one strength

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Persian

Afsaneh

Legend; fairy tale

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Persian

Afsoun

Charm; spell

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Arabic

Ahlam

Dreams

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Finnish

Aino

The only one

Rare gem
Latin

Amata

Beloved

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French · Greek

Anatole

Sunrise

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Korean

Areum

Beauty; from the Korean word for beautiful

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Persian

Azadeh

Free; noble-born

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Arabic

Balqis

Meaning uncertain; associated with the Queen of Sheba

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Aramaic

Barnabas

Traditionally son of encouragement; derivation uncertain

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Persian

Behzad

Well-born; noble

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Old German

Bertram

Bright raven

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Czech · Slovak · Slovene · Serbian · Croatian

Božena

Divine

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Norwegian

Brage

Foremost; poetry

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Scottish Gaelic

Catriona

Form of Katherine; traditionally associated with purity

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Japanese

Chihiro

A thousand fathoms in one Japanese spelling

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Igbo

Chinua

Short form of Chinualumogu

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French

Clarisse

Clear; bright, through Clara

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Italian

Cosima

Order or universe, through Cosimo

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Dagny

New day

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Czech · Croatian · Serbian

Dalibor

Distance + fight

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Persian

Delaram

One who soothes the heart

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English · Cornish

Demelza

Fort of Maeldaf

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Dhwani

Sound; tone

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Irish

Diarmuid

Meaning unknown; without envy is a traditional proposal

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Hebrew

Dinah

Judged; vindicated

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Portuguese

Dinis

Form of Denis, associated with Dionysus

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Russian

Dmitri

Russian form of Demetrius, associated with Demeter

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Croatian

Dubravka

Feminine form of Dubravko, associated with an oak grove

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