Meet Ava
The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Collections
First letter
  • All
  • A, no names
  • B, no names
  • C, no names
  • D, no names
  • E, no names
  • F, no names
  • G, no names
  • H, no names
  • I, no names
  • J, no names
  • K
  • L, no names
  • M
  • N
  • O, no names
  • P, no names
  • Q, no names
  • R, no names
  • S, no names
  • T
  • U, no names
  • V, no names
  • W, no names
  • X, no names
  • Y, no names
  • Z, no names

Nature

Trees, rivers and wild things

8 names

Hawaiian

Keanu

The coolness; interpreted as “cool breeze”

Familiar
Hawaiian

Koa

Warrior; the koa tree

Familiar
Hawaiian

Makai

Toward the sea in the Hawaiian interpretation

Familiar
Māori

Kauri

The New Zealand kauri tree

Rare gem
Māori · Hawaiian · Samoan · Sanskrit

Manu

Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit

Rare gem
Māori

Nikau

The nīkau palm

Rare gem
Māori

Tane

Man

Rare gem
Māori

Toa

Warrior

Rare gem
Ava for iPhone

One name at a time, together.

In Ava, you meet one name at a time. Swipe up for the next, heart the ones you love and share your shortlist with your partner.

Meet Ava
Ava’s feed on a pink page: Sienna, an Italian name meaning “from Siena; a reddish-brown color”, with its pronunciation, story and Love and Share buttons.
Development preview