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

337–384 of 435 names

Basque

Leire

Basque place and monastery name

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English

Lilac

Lilac flower

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French

Lilou

Short form or blend of Lili and Louise

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Chinese

Liying

Beauty and cleverness with the cited Chinese characters

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Swedish

Lova

Short form of Lovisa

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Cornish

Lowenna

Joy, through Cornish lowena

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Danish

Lykke

Good fortune; happiness

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Portuguese

Matilde

Strength in battle

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Japanese

Miku

Beauty and sky in one Japanese spelling

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Dutch · French

Milou

Short form of Marie-Louise

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Japanese

Mirai

Future in 未来; other spellings differ

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Turkish

Miray

Meaning uncertain; possibly commander and moon

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Catalan

Mireia

Catalan form of Mireio; meaning uncertain

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Japanese

Miyu

Beauty and gentleness in one Japanese spelling

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Hawaiian · Māori

Moana

Ocean; deep sea; wide expanse of water

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Marathi · Sanskrit

Mrunal

Lotus stem

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Basque

Nahia

Desire; wish

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Japanese

Nanami

Seven seas in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Natsuki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Persian

Nazanin

Delicate; sweetly charming

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Basque · Spanish

Nerea

Possibly mine; alternatively a feminine form of Nereus

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Gujarati · Hindi

Nirali

Distinctive; wonderfully different

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Sanskrit

Nitya

Eternal; ever-present

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Hebrew

Noga

Brightness

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Basque

Oihana

Forest, through Oihan

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Catalan

Ona

Short form of Mariona; also Catalan wave

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Tamil

Oviya

Beautiful as a painting

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Persian

Parisa

Like a fairy

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Persian

Pegah

Dawn; early morning

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Russian

Polina

Form of Paulina or short form of Apollinariya

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English

Posy

A bunch of flowers; also a short form of Josephine

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Brazilian Portuguese · Tupi

Potira

Flower, from Tupi potyra

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Sanskrit

Riddhi

Prosperity

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Japanese

Riko

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Japanese

Rin

Dignified in one Japanese spelling

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Swedish · Finnish

Ronja

Literary invention from a lake name

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Chinese

Ruoxi

Like an evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

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English

Saffron

Saffron spice; crocus

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Telugu · Sanskrit

Sahiti

Literature; poetry

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Sanskrit

Sanjana

Joining; uniting

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Irish

Saorla

Form of Saorlaith, free ruler

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Turkish

Selin

Meaning uncertain; modern Turkish name

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