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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Contemporary choices across cultures

721–768 of 919 names

Irish

Mannix

Little monk

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Arabic

Maram

Wish; desire

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Hebrew

Matan

A gift

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French · Hebrew

Mathis

Gift of the Lord

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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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Korean

Min-jun

Cleverness; talent (敏俊 example)

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Japanese

Minato

Harbor in one Japanese spelling

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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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Chinese

Muchen

Bathing and palace with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Muyang

Bathing and sunlight with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Nagi

Calm in one Japanese spelling

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Basque

Nahia

Desire; wish

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Korean

Nam-joon

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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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

Navid

Good news; glad tidings

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Punjabi

Navjot

New light

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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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Hebrew

Neta

Plant; sapling

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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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Gujarati · Hindi

Nirali

Distinctive; wonderfully different

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Sanskrit

Nitya

Eternal; ever-present

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Hebrew

Nitzan

Flower bud

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Hebrew

Niv

Expression; also fang or tusk

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Hebrew

Noga

Brightness

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Basque

Oihan

Forest

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Basque

Oihana

Forest, through Oihan

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Sanskrit

Ojas

Vigor; vitality; strength

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Zulu · Xhosa

Okuhle

That which is beautiful or good

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Nahuatl

Ollin

Movement; motion

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Catalan

Ona

Short form of Mariona; also Catalan wave

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