The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Modern discoveries

Contemporary choices across cultures

769–816 of 919 names

Catalan

Oriol

Golden

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Tamil

Oviya

Beautiful as a painting

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Turkish · Turkic

Ozan

Poet; wandering bard

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Persian

Parisa

Like a fairy

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Persian

Parsa

Devout; pious

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Spanish · Hebrew

Paz

Peace in Spanish; gold in Hebrew

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Persian

Pegah

Dawn; early morning

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Persian

Peyman

Promise; covenant

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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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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

Rei

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

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Sanskrit

Riddhi

Prosperity

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Japanese

Riko

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Japanese

Riku

Land in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Rin

Dignified 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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Swedish · Finnish

Ronja

Literary invention from a lake name

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Persian

Roshan

Bright; full of light

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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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Chinese

Ruoxi

Like an evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

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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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English

Saffron

Saffron spice; crocus

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Telugu · Sanskrit

Sahiti

Literature; poetry

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Japanese

Saku

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

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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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Korean

Seo-ah

Auspiciousness; elegance (瑞雅 example)

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Korean

Seo-jun

Auspiciousness; talent (瑞俊 example)

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Korean

Seo-yun

Auspiciousness; smoothness (瑞潤 example)

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Korean

Seojin

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Korean

Seol-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Persian

Sepehr

Sky; the heavens

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Hebrew

Shalev

Calm; tranquil

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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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Sanskrit

Shloka

Verse; stanza

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Japanese

Shohei

Soaring and peace in one Japanese spelling

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