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

1–48 of 53 names

Hawaiian

Makai

Toward the sea in the Hawaiian interpretation

Familiar
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
Latin

Marin

Of the sea or derived from Marius

Uncommon
Arabic

Marwa

Flint; pebbles

Uncommon
Arabic

Mazin

Rain clouds

Uncommon
Greek

Melia

Ash tree

Uncommon
Welsh

Merlin

Possibly from a place name meaning sea fort

Uncommon
Hebrew

Maayan

Spring of water

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Madhavi

Of spring; sweet

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Madhu

Honey; 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
Marathi · Hindi

Malhar

A monsoon raga

Rare gem
Māori · Hawaiian · Samoan · Sanskrit

Manu

Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit

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

Minato

Harbor 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
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