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Names with meaning.

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

Nature

Trees, rivers and wild things

289–336 of 370 names

French

Ondine

French form of Undine, associated with waves

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Italian

Ornella

Flowering ash tree

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Sanskrit

Pallavi

New leaf; shoot

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Persian

Parastoo

Swallow, the bird

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Persian

Pegah

Dawn; early morning

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Greek

Pelagia

Feminine form of Pelagius, associated with the sea

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Finnish

Pihla

Rowan tree

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Turkish

Pınar

Spring; fountain

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Tamil

Ponni

A name for the Kaveri river

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Brazilian Portuguese · Tupi

Potira

Flower, from Tupi potyra

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Chinese

Qing

Blue-green; youth with the cited Chinese characters

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Nahuatl

Quetzalli

Quetzal feather; something precious

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Vietnamese

Quỳnh

A flowering epiphyllum; other senses depend on the root

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Arabic

Rasha

Young gazelle

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Scottish

Rhona

Possibly rough island

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Dutch

Roos

Rose

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Arabic

Ruba

Hill

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Marathi · Sanskrit

Rutuja

Born of the seasons

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Korean

Saebom

New spring

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English

Saffron

Saffron spice; crocus

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Arabic

Sahar

Dawn; early morning

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Finnish

Saimi

Named for Lake Saimaa

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Sanskrit

Sarayu

The Sarayu river

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Sanskrit

Sarika

Myna bird

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Turkish

Selin

Meaning uncertain; modern Turkish name

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Korean

Seol-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Persian

Sepideh

Dawn; first light

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Chinese

Shan

Mountain or coral with the cited Chinese characters

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Sanskrit

Sindhu

River; the Indus

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Bulgarian

Snezhana

Form of Snježana: snowy

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Icelandic

Sóley

Buttercup

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English

Starling

Starling bird; also an English surname name

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Japanese

Sumire

Violet in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Suzume

Meaning depends on kanji; sparrow is one possibility

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Turkish

Tansu

Water at dawn

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English

Tansy

Tansy flower

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Arabic

Tasnim

A spring in paradise

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Samoan

Teuila

Red ginger flower

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Vietnamese

Thảo

Grass; herbs

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Tamil

Thendral

Gentle southern breeze

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