The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Modern discoveries

Contemporary choices across cultures

1–48 of 919 names

Hebrew

Adriel

Flock of God

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English · Irish

Aiden

Little fire

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American English

Ailany

Modern variant of Ailani; exact derivation uncertain

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English

Archer

Bowman; archer

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English · Italian word · Persian

Aria

Air; a solo song

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Hebrew

Asher

Happy; blessed

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Greek

Atlas

Possibly enduring

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Latin

August

Great; venerable

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Latin · Italian

Aurora

Dawn

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English

Avery

From Alberich or Alfred; meaning depends on the route

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Danish · Hebrew

Axel

Father is peace, through Absalom

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Turkish

Ayla

Halo of moonlight

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English

Brooks

Brook; stream

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Welsh

Dylan

Toward the tide; toward the flow

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Hebrew

Eithan

Firm, enduring

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Hebrew · Italian

Eliana

My God has answered

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English

Ellie

Short for Eleanor, Ellen or Elizabeth

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Norman French · Germanic

Emery

From Emmerich; includes a ruler element

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Italian

Enzo

Origin uncertain; also short for names ending in enzo

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Hebrew

Ethan

Strong; enduring

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English

Everett

Brave as a wild boar

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English

Everly

Wild boar’s woodland clearing

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Breton · English · Spanish · Portuguese

Gael

Probably referring to a Gaelic speaker

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Greek · English

Genesis

Birth; origin

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Italian

Gianna

God is gracious, through Giovanna

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English

Grayson

Son of the steward

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English

Harper

Harp player or maker

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English

Hazel

Hazel tree; hazel color

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English

Hudson

Son of Hudde

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Greek

Iris

Rainbow

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English

Ivy

Ivy plant

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English · Spanish

Jade

Jade stone

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English

Jayden

Modern coinage; sometimes linked to Jadon

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Latin · English

Juniper

Juniper tree

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Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

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Irish · English

Kennedy

From the Irish surname Ó Cinnéidigh

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English

Kinsley

Clearing belonging to Cyne

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English · French

Lainey

Short form of Elaine; meaning uncertain

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Latin

Leo

Lion

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Irish

Liam

Will and protection, through William

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English · Latin

Lily

Lily flower

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Scottish · Scottish Gaelic

Logan

Little hollow

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Italian · Romanian · Hungarian

Luca

From Lucania in Italian; a separate Hungarian Lucia form

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Italian · Latin · Spanish

Lucia

Light, through Lucius

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Latin · English

Lucy

Light, through Lucia

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Croatian · Serbian

Luka

Form of Luke, probably referring to Lucania

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Spanish · Latin

Luna

Moon

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English

Lyla

Variant of Leila or feminine form of Lyle

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