The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

Mythology

Gods, heroes and legends

1–48 of 113 names

Greek

Atlas

Possibly enduring

Top 100Rising
English · Germanic

Waylon

Variant of Wayland; possibly associated with craft or cunning

Top 100
Greek · Phoenician

Adonis

Lord; master

Familiar
Sanskrit

Agastya

Name of a Vedic sage; derivation uncertain

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Greek

Apollo

Meaning unknown; name of a Greek god

Familiar
Sanskrit

Arjun

Bright; shining; white

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Irish

Conor

Desiring hounds

Familiar
Greek

Evander

Good man; a separate Scottish route also exists

Familiar
Irish · Old Norse

Finn

White; blessed in Irish

Familiar
English · Welsh

Griffin

Form of Gruffudd; also the mythical creature

Familiar
Greek

Hector

Holding fast

Familiar
Hawaiian · Irish

Kane

Man in Hawaiian Kāne; Irish surname route is separate

Familiar
Old Norse

Odin

Inspired; frenzied; furious

Familiar
Greek

Orion

Constellation and hunter name; meaning uncertain

Familiar
Irish

Oscar

Possibly deer friend; alternative Germanic origins

Familiar
Cornish · Welsh

Tristan

Probably from Drust; possibly noise or tumult

Familiar
Sanskrit

Aditya

Belonging to Aditi; associated with the sun

Uncommon
Quechua

Amaru

Snake; the mythic Andean serpent

Uncommon
Hindi · Sanskrit

Angad

Armlet

Uncommon
Greek

Aris

Form of Ares; meaning uncertain

Uncommon
Irish

Cian

Ancient; enduring

Uncommon
Irish

Conan

Little wolf; little hound

Uncommon
Irish

Cormac

Origin uncertain; possibly chariot and son

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Dhruv

Steadfast; the pole star

Uncommon
Welsh

Emrys

Immortal

Uncommon
Portuguese

Heitor

Holding fast, through Hector

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Krishna

Dark; dark blue

Uncommon
Welsh

Merlin

Possibly from a place name meaning sea fort

Uncommon
Greek

Nestor

Returner; one who comes home

Uncommon
Sanskrit · Gujarati

Parth

Son of Pritha; Arjuna

Uncommon
Old Norse

Ragnar

Counsel warrior

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Rudra

Probably roaring; name of a Vedic deity

Uncommon
Danish · Norwegian

Rune

Secret lore; rune

Uncommon
Japanese

Ryu

Dragon in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Sanskrit · Hindi

Shiv

Auspicious; kind

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Vayu

Wind; breath of life

Uncommon
Sanskrit · Hindi

Abhimanyu

Brave; heroic

Rare gem
Irish · Gaelic

Aengus

Possibly one strength

Rare gem
Basque

Aitor

Possibly good fathers

Rare gem
Turkish · Turkic

Alp

Brave hero; valiant warrior

Rare gem
Swedish · Old Norse

Alvar

Elf warrior

Rare gem
Tamil

Amudhan

Sweet; nectar-like

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Anirudh

Unstoppable; without obstacles

Rare gem
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