The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

Modern discoveries

Contemporary choices across cultures

145–176 of 176 names

Hebrew

Maayan

Spring of water

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Arabic

Maram

Wish; desire

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Japanese

Nagi

Calm in one Japanese spelling

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Punjabi

Navjot

New light

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Hebrew

Neta

Plant; sapling

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Hebrew

Nitzan

Flower bud

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Hebrew

Niv

Expression; also fang or tusk

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Zulu · Xhosa

Okuhle

That which is beautiful or good

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Spanish · Hebrew

Paz

Peace in Spanish; gold in Hebrew

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Japanese

Rei

Bell, beauty or jade’s sound in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Ritsu

Meaning depends on kanji; law is one possibility

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English · French

Romilly

Surname from French place names

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Hebrew

Rotem

White broom plant

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Chinese · Portuguese · Japanese

Rui

Auspicious with Chinese 瑞; other origins differ

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Korean

Seojin

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Hebrew

Shalev

Calm; tranquil

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Korean

Subin

Excellence; refinement (秀斌 example)

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Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Irish

Tierney

Lordly, through Tighearnach

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Shona

Tinashe

We are with God

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Yoruba · German

Tobi

Great in Yoruba short forms; also a form of Tobias

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Japanese

Tsubasa

Wing in one Japanese spelling

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Chinese

Xin

Newness or wealth with the cited Chinese characters

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Turkish · Turkic

Yağmur

Rain; rainfall

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Hebrew

Yali

My God

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Korean

Yeon-woo

Beauty; protection (妍祐 example)

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Chinese

Yinuo

One promise with the cited Chinese characters

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Hebrew

Ziv

Bright; radiant

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