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Names with meaning.

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

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1–48 of 65 names

English · Irish

Aiden

Little fire

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English

Archer

Bowman; archer

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English

Brooks

Brook; stream

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English

Everett

Brave as a wild boar

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Breton · English · Spanish · Portuguese

Gael

Probably referring to a Gaelic speaker

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Grayson

Son of the steward

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Hudson

Son of Hudde

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Jayden

Modern coinage; sometimes linked to Jadon

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American English

Maverick

Independent person

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English · Germanic

Miles

Meaning uncertain; associated with dear or soldier

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English · Irish

Nolan

From Nuallán, a name based on famous or loud

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English · Dutch · Greek · Germanic

Theo

Short form of Theodore, Theobald or other Theo- names

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English

Walker

Fuller of cloth

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English · Germanic

Waylon

Variant of Wayland; possibly associated with craft or cunning

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Weston

West settlement

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Wyatt

From Wigheard: battle + brave or firm

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Ace

Highest rank

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English · German

Adler

Eagle

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Alden

Old friend

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Beckett

Uncertain; possibly beak or stream

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English · Welsh

Bowen

Son of Owain

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Caspian

Name associated with the Caspian Sea

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Colton

Cola’s town

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Easton

East town

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Emmett

From an English surname based on Emma

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English · Irish

Flynn

From Flann, meaning blood red

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English · Welsh

Griffin

Form of Gruffudd; also the mythical creature

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Hayes

Surname name; more than one origin

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Holden

Deep valley

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Jace

Short form of Jason

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Jett

Jet; aircraft or deep black

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Keegan

Surname descended from a diminutive of Aodh, fire

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Nash

At the ash tree

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Porter

Doorkeeper

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Preston

Priest’s town

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Reed

Red in the surname route; also the reed plant

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Rhodes

Cleared land in the English surname; an island-name route is separate

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Ryder

Rider; mounted messenger

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Shepherd

Sheep herder

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Sonny

An affectionate term derived from son

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English · Scottish

Sterling

Excellent; also a surname from Stirling, whose meaning is uncertain

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Stetson

From Stidston; Stithweard’s town

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English · Irish

Sullivan

From a diminutive name meaning dark-eyed

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Teddy

Affectionate form of Edward or Theodore

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Wells

A person living near a well or spring

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Wilder

Wild; untamed

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English · Dutch · Greek

Xander

Short form of Alexander: defending people

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