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Names with meaning.

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

Mythology

Gods, heroes and legends

241–279 of 279 names

Sanskrit

Sarayu

The Sarayu river

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Persian

Siavash

Owner of black stallions

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Old Norse · Icelandic

Sif

Bride; kinswoman

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Old Norse · Danish

Signe

New victory

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Sigurd

Victory guardian

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Sindre

Norwegian form of Sindri

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Sanskrit

Sita

Furrow in the earth

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Persian

Soroush

Obedience; associated with a divine messenger

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Sanskrit

Surya

The sun

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French · Latin

Sylvain

Of the woods

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Māori

Tane

Man

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Finnish

Tapio

Meaning uncertain; Finnish forest deity

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Khmer

Tevy

Goddess or queen, through Khmer ទេវី

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Old Norse

Thor

Thunder

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Old Norse

Thora

Modern form of Þóra

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Vietnamese

Tiên

Immortal; fairy

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Swedish · Old Norse

Torsten

Thor’s stone

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Old English

Tuesday

Tuesday; originally Tiw’s day

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Turkic · Turkish

Tuğrul

Legendary royal bird of prey

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Turkic · Turkish

Umay

Womb; name of a Turkic childbirth goddess

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Irish

Úna

Probably lamb

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Sanskrit

Usha

Dawn

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Finnish

Väinö

Short form of Väinämöinen

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Sanskrit

Varun

Form of Varuna; possibly encompassing

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Russian

Vasilisa

Russian feminine form of Basil, associated with royalty

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Croatian · Serbian

Vesna

Spring

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Latin

Vesta

Name of the Roman hearth goddess; probably related to Hestia

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Vidar

Uncertain; possibly wide warrior

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Greek

Xanthe

Yellow; blond or fair-haired

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Nahuatl

Xilonen

A maize goddess’s name; etymological interpretations vary

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Chinese

Yao

Precious jade with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yao

Precious jade with the cited Chinese characters

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Persian

Zal

White-haired; associated with albinism

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