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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385–432 of 432 names

Persian

Simin

Silvery; made of silver

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Persian

Sohrab

Red water

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Solveig

Sun strength

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Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

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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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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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French · English

Swann

Surname with swan or servant origins

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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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Welsh · Punjabi

Taran

Thunder in Welsh

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French

Thaïs

Uncertain ancient meaning

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English

Thane

A historical English and Scottish noble title

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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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Finnish

Väinö

Short form of Väinämöinen

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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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Serbian · Croatian · Russian

Velimir

Great + peace or world

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Tamil

Venba

A form of Tamil verse

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Sanskrit

Vidya

Knowledge; learning

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Portuguese

Vinícius

Portuguese form of Vinicius; possibly related to Latin wine

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Chinese

Wen

Writing; culture with the cited Chinese characters

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English

Wilfred

Desire or will + peace

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English

Winslow

Wine’s hill

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Old German

Wolfram

Wolf and raven

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English

Wystan

Battle + stone

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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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Persian

Zal

White-haired; associated with albinism

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Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

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Chinese

Zhiyuan

Ambition and distance with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Zimo

Child and ink with the cited Chinese characters

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Arabic

Zuhair

Small flower

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Spanish

Zyanya

Uncertain; often associated with “forever”

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