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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Modern discoveries

Contemporary choices across cultures

241–288 of 308 names

Persian

Navid

Good news; glad tidings

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Hebrew

Nevo

Hebrew form of Nebo

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Māori

Nikau

The nīkau palm

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Catalan

Nil

Nile River

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Basque

Oihan

Forest

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Sanskrit

Ojas

Vigor; vitality; strength

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Nahuatl

Ollin

Movement; motion

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Catalan

Oriol

Golden

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Turkish · Turkic

Ozan

Poet; wandering bard

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Persian

Parsa

Devout; pious

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Persian

Peyman

Promise; covenant

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Czech · Polish

Radek

Short form of Slavic names with rad: happy or willing

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Irish · English

Rafferty

Flood tide

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Javanese · Indonesian

Rangga

A Javanese official’s title

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Japanese

Riku

Land in one Japanese spelling

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Persian

Roshan

Bright; full of light

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Japanese

Ryo

Clear, cool or distant in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Ryota

Coolness and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Saku

First day of the lunar month in 朔; other spellings differ

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Korean

Seo-jun

Auspiciousness; talent (瑞俊 example)

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Persian

Sepehr

Sky; the heavens

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English · Scottish

Shaw

Thicket in English; a separate Scottish surname means wolf

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Chinese

Sheng

Flourishing or victory with the cited Chinese characters

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Shlok

Verse; stanza

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Japanese

Shohei

Soaring and peace in one Japanese spelling

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Korean

Si-woo

Beginning; protection (始祐 example)

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Sindre

Norwegian form of Sindri

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Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Korean

Sun-jae

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Korean

Tae-hyung

Greatness; flourishing (泰亨 example)

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Korean

Tae-o

Great; five (太五 example)

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Japanese

Taichi

Greatness and one in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Takumi

Artisan; skillful in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Tanmay

Absorbed; engrossed

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Scottish Gaelic

Tavish

Twin, through Thomas

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Tejas

Radiance; brilliance

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English

Thane

A historical English and Scottish noble title

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English

Thorne

English surname name associated with a thorn bush

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German

Till

People, through a Germanic short form

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French · Greek

Timéo

Honor

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Turkish

Toprak

Earth; soil

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Basque

Unai

Cowherd

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Basque

Unax

Uncertain meaning; possibly related to Unai

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Finnish

Valo

Light

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