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

43 names

Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

Top 100

Spanish · Portuguese · Japanese

Rio

River in Spanish and Portuguese; Japanese readings depend on kanji

Familiar

Japanese

Kaito

Sea and soaring in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Vietnamese · Japanese · Danish

Mai

Plum or apricot in Vietnamese; other origins differ

Uncommon

Japanese

Sakura

Cherry blossom in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Japanese

Sora

Sky in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Japanese

Akane

Madder; deep red in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese · Finnish

Aki

Autumn or brightness in Japanese; Finnish short form

Rare gem

Japanese

Aoi

Hollyhock or blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Asahi

Morning sun in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Daichi

Great earth in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

Rare gem

Japanese

Haruka

Distant in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Haruki

Sunlight and brightness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Hayate

Wind-associated; depends on kanji

Rare gem

Japanese

Hayato

Falcon and person in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Hikari

Light in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Himari

Sunlight and hollyhock in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Hinata

Sunny place in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Hotaru

Firefly in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Itsuki

Tree in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kaede

Maple in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kaika

Cheerful summer in 快夏; other spellings differ

Rare gem

Japanese

Koharu

Little spring in one Japanese spelling

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

Japanese

Momoko

Peach and child in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Nagi

Calm in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Nagisa

Shore in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Nanami

Seven seas in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Naoki

Upright tree in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Riku

Land in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Ryota

Coolness and greatness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Sumire

Violet in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Suzume

Meaning depends on kanji; sparrow is one possibility

Rare gem

Japanese

Taiga

Greatness and elegance in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Tsubaki

Camellia in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Tsubame

Meaning depends on kanji; swallow bird is one possibility

Rare gem

Japanese

Tsubasa

Wing in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Yuki

Snow or happiness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

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