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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

31 names

Welsh

Dylan

Toward the tide; toward the flow

Top 100
Scottish · Spanish

Isla

From Islay; also coincides with Spanish island

Top 100
Cornish

Elowen

Elm tree

FamiliarRising
Cornish

Elowyn

Variant of Elowen, elm tree

FamiliarRising
Scottish · Scottish Gaelic

Lennox

Possibly place of elms

Familiar
Scottish

Leslie

Probably garden of holly

Familiar
English · Scottish

Skye

From the Isle of Skye

Familiar
English · Welsh

Avalon

Possibly apple-associated

Uncommon
Welsh

Bryn

Hill; mound

Uncommon
Welsh

Eira

Snow in Welsh

Uncommon
Scottish Gaelic

Ewan

Form of Eoghan; ultimate origin disputed

Uncommon
Scottish

Iona

From the Scottish island of Iona

Uncommon
Welsh

Merlin

Possibly from a place name meaning sea fort

Uncommon
Scottish Gaelic

Ross

Headland; promontory

Uncommon
Scottish

Ailsa

From the island Ailsa Craig; deeper origin uncertain

Rare gem
Welsh · Irish

Bran

Raven

Rare gem
Welsh

Eirlys

Snowdrop flower

Rare gem
Welsh

Eleri

Named for the River Eleri; deeper meaning uncertain

Rare gem
Welsh

Ffion

Foxglove

Rare gem
English · Scottish Gaelic

Glenna

Valley, through Glenn

Rare gem
Welsh

Haf

Summer

Rare gem
Scottish Gaelic

Innes

Form of Aonghas; proposed one strength root

Rare gem
Welsh · Latin

Lowri

Laurel

Rare gem
Scottish

Morven

The big gap

Rare gem
Welsh

Olwen

White footprint

Rare gem
Scottish

Rhona

Possibly rough island

Rare gem
English · Scottish

Shaw

Thicket in English; a separate Scottish surname means wolf

Rare gem
Scottish Gaelic

Struan

From a Scottish place name associated with streams

Rare gem
Welsh · Punjabi

Taran

Thunder in Welsh

Rare gem
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