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The name collection

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

17 names

German · Turkish · Igbo · Hebrew

Ada

Noble in Germanic names; other languages have separate origins

Familiar
Amharic

Abeba

Flower

Rare gem
Amharic

Abebe

From the Amharic root for flower

Rare gem
Amharic

Bekele

Grow; flourish

Rare gem
Zulu

Langa

Sun; day

Rare gem
Sotho · Tswana

Naledi

Star

Rare gem
Zulu

Nomvula

Associated with rain; born on a rainy day

Rare gem
Kikuyu

Nyambura

Associated with rain

Rare gem
Swahili

Simba

Lion in Swahili

Rare gem
Somali

Ubah

Flower

Rare gem
Kikuyu

Wangari

Associated with the leopard

Rare gem
Somali

Waris

Desert flower in Somali

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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