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

577–624 of 659 names

English

Starling

Starling bird; also an English surname name

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Scottish Gaelic

Struan

From a Scottish place name associated with streams

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Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Sumire

Violet in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Suzume

Meaning depends on kanji; sparrow is one possibility

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French · English

Swann

Surname with swan or servant origins

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French · Latin

Sylvain

Of the woods

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Korean

Tae-yang

Sun (太陽 spelling)

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Japanese

Taiga

Greatness and elegance in one Japanese spelling

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Hebrew

Tal

Dew

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Arabic

Talal

Fine rain; morning dew

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Arabic · Turkish · Urdu

Talha

Fruit-bearing tree

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Māori

Tane

Man

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Turkish

Tansu

Water at dawn

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English

Tansy

Tansy flower

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Chinese

Tao

Great waves with the cited Chinese characters

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Finnish

Tapio

Meaning uncertain; Finnish forest deity

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Welsh · Punjabi

Taran

Thunder in Welsh

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Arabic

Tasnim

A spring in paradise

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Samoan

Teuila

Red ginger flower

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Vietnamese

Thảo

Grass; herbs

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Tamil

Thendral

Gentle southern breeze

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English

Thorne

English surname name associated with a thorn bush

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Vietnamese

Thu

Autumn

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Tahitian

Tiare

Flower; Tahitian gardenia

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Balinese · Indonesian

Tirta

Sacred water

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Māori

Toa

Warrior

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Turkish

Toprak

Earth; soil

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Vietnamese

Trà

Tea

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Vietnamese

Trúc

Bamboo

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Japanese

Tsubaki

Camellia in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Tsubame

Meaning depends on kanji; swallow bird is one possibility

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Japanese

Tsubasa

Wing in one Japanese spelling

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Turkic · Turkish

Tuğrul

Legendary royal bird of prey

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Māori

Tūī

Tūī bird

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Vietnamese

Tung

Pine tree

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Somali

Ubah

Flower

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Basque

Unai

Cowherd

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Quechua

Urpi

Dove; pigeon

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Basque

Uxue

Basque town name associated with a dove

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Latin

Valerian

Form of Valerianus, related to Valerius and strength

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Finnish

Valo

Light

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Vietnamese

Vân

Cloud

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Sanskrit

Varun

Form of Varuna; possibly encompassing

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