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

625–659 of 659 names

Sanskrit

Vasudha

Earth; bearer of wealth

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Croatian

Vedran

Clear or cheerful

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Spanish · Arabic

Vega

Meadow or plain in Spanish; an astronomical route is separate

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Croatian · Serbian

Vesna

Spring

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Norwegian

Vetle

Winter traveler; bear cub

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Finnish · Estonian

Vilja

Possibly grain or will

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Serbian

Vuk

Wolf

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Kikuyu

Wangari

Associated with the leopard

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Somali

Waris

Desert flower in Somali

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Old German

Wolfram

Wolf and raven

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Chinese

Xia

Summer or rosy clouds with the cited Chinese characters

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Nahuatl

Xilonen

A maize goddess’s name; etymological interpretations vary

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Nahuatl · Spanish

Xochi

Flower; a form related to Xochitl

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Chinese

Xue

Snow or learning with the cited Chinese characters

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Turkish · Turkic

Yağmur

Rain; rainfall

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Quechua

Yaku

Water

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Chinese

Yan

Swallow or beauty with the cited Chinese characters

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Hebrew

Yarden

To flow down; descending

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Persian

Yasaman

Jasmine flower

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Bulgarian

Yasen

Ash tree; also clear or serene

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Bulgarian

Yavor

Maple tree

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Vietnamese

Yến

Swallow, the bird

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Swedish · Old Norse

Ylva

She-wolf

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Japanese

Yuki

Snow or happiness in one Japanese spelling

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Chinese

Yun

Cloud with the cited Chinese characters

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Hebrew

Yuval

Stream

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French · Germanic

Yves

Possibly yew, through Ivo

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Persian

Zhaleh

Dew; hoarfrost

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Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

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Serbian · Croatian

Zorica

Dawn

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Basque

Zuriñe

Basque name built from zuri: white

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