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Names with meaning.

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

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Nature

Trees, rivers and wild things

10 names

Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

Top 100
Hawaiian

Keanu

The coolness; interpreted as “cool breeze”

Familiar
Hawaiian

Koa

Warrior; the koa tree

Familiar
Māori

Kahurangi

Precious; blue; a prized type of greenstone

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Kaimana

Sea power; also the Hawaiian word for diamond

Rare gem
Māori

Kauri

The New Zealand kauri tree

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Keala

The path

Rare gem
Māori

Kiri

Skin; bark of a tree or fruit

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Kona

Leeward; the sheltered side

Rare gem
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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.
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