The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Nature

Trees, rivers and wild things

41 names

Danish · Norwegian

Maren

Danish form of Marina or Maria

FamiliarRising
English

Marigold

Marigold flower; Mary’s gold

FamiliarRising
Latin

Marina

Of the sea or derived from Marius

Familiar
Spanish

Marisol

Short form of Maria Soledad; also sea-and-sun association

Familiar
English

Meadow

Meadow

FamiliarRising
Arabic

Maha

Oryx; wild antelope

Uncommon
Vietnamese · Japanese · Danish

Mai

Plum or apricot in Vietnamese; other origins differ

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Serbian

Malina

Raspberry

Uncommon
English

Maple

Maple tree

Uncommon
Arabic

Marwa

Flint; pebbles

Uncommon
Greek

Melia

Ash tree

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Madhavi

Of spring; sweet

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Mahealani

A Hawaiian lunar night near the full moon

Rare gem
Hawaiian · Māori

Mahina

Moon; month

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Maile

The maile vine

Rare gem
Tamil

Malar

Flower; blossom

Rare gem
Māori

Marama

Moon; month

Rare gem
Persian · Arabic

Marjan

Coral

Rare gem
Indonesian · Malay

Melati

Jasmine

Rare gem
Turkish · Greek

Melis

Bee

Rare gem
Dutch

Merel

Blackbird

Rare gem
Japanese

Midori

Green in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Mio

Waterway; beauty and blossom in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Croatian

Mirna

Peaceful or calm

Rare gem
Hawaiian · Māori

Moana

Ocean; deep sea; wide expanse of water

Rare gem
Bengali

Mohona

River mouth; estuary

Rare gem
Japanese

Momoko

Peach and child in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Scottish

Morven

The big gap

Rare gem
Marathi · Sanskrit

Mrunal

Lotus stem

Rare gem
Irish

Muireann

Sea and white or blessed

Rare gem
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