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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337–384 of 432 names

Māori

Ngaio

The ngaio tree

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Swedish · Greek

Nils

Scandinavian form of Nicholas

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Irish

Nuala

White shoulder, through Fionnuala

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French · Latin

Octave

Eighth

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Italian

Ornella

Flowering ash tree

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Yoruba

Oyinkansola

Sweetness has dropped into wealth

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Turkish · Turkic

Ozan

Poet; wandering bard

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Greek

Pelagia

Feminine form of Pelagius, associated with the sea

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Chinese

Peng

Friend or vigorous growth with the cited Chinese characters

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Greek

Philo

Friend or lover

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Latin · French

Prosper

Fortunate; successful

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Arabic

Qays

Measurement

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Chinese

Qian

Beautiful with the cited Chinese characters

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Sanskrit

Rachana

Creation; composition

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German

Rainer

German form of Rayner

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Persian

Ramin

Joyful; happy

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English · Irish

Riordan

From a name meaning little poet of the king

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Roald

Famous ruler

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Swedish · Finnish

Ronja

Literary invention from a lake name

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Persian

Roozbeh

Fortunate; of good days

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Irish

Rosaleen

Form of Rosaline; also used to render Róisín

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Persian

Rostam

Meaning uncertain; Persian epic hero

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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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German

Rupert

German form of Robert

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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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English · Irish

Sheridan

Surname from Sirideán, possibly searcher

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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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Hindi · Sanskrit

Shlok

Verse; stanza

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Sanskrit

Shloka

Verse; stanza

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Persian

Siavash

Owner of black stallions

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Sigurd

Victory guardian

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