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

97–144 of 919 names

English

Arden

Possibly high, through a place name

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Hebrew · Old Norse

Ari

A lion

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Catalan

Arlet

Form of Arlette; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Persian · Sanskrit

Arya

Noble; honorable

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Sanskrit · Persian

Aryan

Noble; honorable

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English

Ashton

Ash-tree settlement

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English

Aspen

Aspen tree

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English · French

Aubrey

Elf ruler

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English

Aviana

Modern elaboration, probably of Ava

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Sanskrit

Ayaan

Path; progress

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Turkish

Aylin

Moon; elaborated form of ay

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English

Beckett

Uncertain; possibly beak or stream

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English · French

Bellamy

Beautiful friend

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Spanish

Benicio

Good, through the Benizi surname

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English

Birdie

Bird; also an affectionate short form

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Scottish Gaelic · Scottish

Blair

Plain; field; battlefield

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English

Blakely

Dark clearing

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Swedish · Danish · Old Norse · Chinese

Bo

To live, through the Norse Búi

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Sanskrit

Bodhi

Awakening; enlightenment

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English · Welsh

Bowen

Son of Owain

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English · Irish

Brianna

Feminine form of Brian; meaning uncertain

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English

Briar

Thorny plant

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French · English

Brielle

God is my strong man; short form of Gabrielle

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American English

Brooklyn

After the New York City borough

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English · Italian

Capri

Italian island name; deeper origin uncertain

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Scottish · English

Carson

Surname of uncertain meaning

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English

Caspian

Name associated with the Caspian Sea

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Latin

Cassian

From the Roman family name Cassius

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Irish

Cillian

Probably little church

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English

Clover

Clover plant

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English

Colton

Cola’s town

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Greek

Cora

Maiden; sometimes a short form of another name

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Spanish

Cruz

Cross

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Greek

Daphne

Laurel tree

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Irish

Declan

Meaning unknown; possibly begins with good

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English · Irish

Delaney

Surname with separate English and Irish origins

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English

Easton

East town

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Greek

Elara

Meaning uncertain; possibly hazelnut or spear-shaft

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Dutch

Elian

Short form of names beginning Eli-

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Italian

Elio

Possibly sun; two historical routes exist

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Hebrew

Eliora

God is my light

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English · Welsh · Hebrew

Ellis

Form of Elias or of Welsh Elisedd

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English · French

Elodie

Form of Alodia; possible riches element, origin uncertain

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English

Elora

Probably a modern coinage

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Cornish

Elowen

Elm tree

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Cornish

Elowyn

Variant of Elowen, elm tree

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