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

Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

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Chinese

Chen

Morning or a heavenly body, depending on the character

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Chinese

Feng

Peak; summit with the cited Chinese characters

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Vietnamese · Chinese

Hai

Sea; ocean

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Vietnamese · Chinese

Lan

Orchid; other meanings depend on the Chinese spelling

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Chinese

Lei

Upright; a pile of stones with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Lei

Flower bud with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Lian

Lotus or waterfall with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Qing

Blue-green; youth with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Shan

Mountain or coral with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Tao

Great waves with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Xia

Summer or rosy clouds with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Xue

Snow or learning with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yan

Swallow or beauty with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yun

Cloud with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

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