The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

Nature

Trees, rivers and wild things

9 names

Hawaiian

Makai

Toward the sea in the Hawaiian interpretation

Familiar
Arabic

Mazin

Rain clouds

Uncommon
Welsh

Merlin

Possibly from a place name meaning sea fort

Uncommon
Marathi · Hindi

Malhar

A monsoon raga

Rare gem
Māori · Hawaiian · Samoan · Sanskrit

Manu

Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit

Rare gem
Japanese

Minato

Harbor in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
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