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

1–48 of 100 names

Welsh

Dylan

Toward the tide; toward the flow

Top 100
Biblical Hebrew

Eden

Possibly delight; biblical garden name

Top 100
Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

Top 100
Irish · English

Rowan

Little red one in Irish; also the rowan tree

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English

Arden

Possibly high, through a place name

Familiar
English

Ashton

Ash-tree settlement

Familiar
English

Aspen

Aspen tree

Familiar
English

Briar

Thorny plant

FamiliarRising
English

Everest

Mount Everest place name

Familiar
English

Hollis

Holly trees

FamiliarRising
English

Hunter

One who hunts

Familiar
English

Indigo

Deep blue dye; ultimately from India

Familiar
English · African American

Ivory

Ivory; creamy white material

Familiar
Biblical Hebrew

Jordan

To flow down; descending

Familiar
Scottish

Leslie

Probably garden of holly

Familiar
English

Oakley

Oak clearing

Familiar
English

Ocean

Ocean

Familiar
English · Greek

Onyx

Onyx gemstone

Familiar
Spanish · Portuguese · Japanese

Rio

River in Spanish and Portuguese; Japanese readings depend on kanji

Familiar
English

River

River

Familiar
English

Robin

Short form of Robert: bright fame; also the robin bird

FamiliarRising
English

Sage

Sage herb; a wise person

Familiar
English · Old Norse

Sky

Sky

Familiar
Korean · Spanish

Sol

Pine in Korean; sun in Spanish

FamiliarRising
English

Winter

Winter season

Familiar
English

Wren

Wren bird

Familiar
Sanskrit

Aruna

Reddish glow; dawn

Uncommon
English

Ash

Ash tree; also a short form of Ashley

Uncommon
Welsh

Bryn

Hill; mound

Uncommon
English

Cedar

Cedar tree

Uncommon
English

Cove

Small coastal inlet

Uncommon
Irish · Khmer · Persian

Dara

Fruitful; fertile in the Irish name family

Uncommon
Turkish · Turkic

Deniz

Sea; ocean

Uncommon
English

Hartley

Stag clearing

Uncommon
Turkish

Kaya

Rock; cliff

Uncommon
English

Lake

Lake

Uncommon
English

Linden

Linden tree

Uncommon
Latin

Marin

Of the sea or derived from Marius

Uncommon
English

Rain

Rain

Uncommon
Dutch

Senna

Meaning uncertain; surname or plant association

Uncommon
Irish

Shannon

From the River Shannon; ultimate origin uncertain

Uncommon
Japanese

Sora

Sky in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Danish · Norwegian · Old Norse

Storm

Storm

Uncommon
Hebrew

Agam

Lake

Rare gem
Japanese · Finnish

Aki

Autumn or brightness in Japanese; Finnish short form

Rare gem
Basque

Alaitz

Name of a mountain range in Navarre

Rare gem
Arabic · Urdu · Persian

Almas

Diamond

Rare gem
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