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

385–432 of 659 names

Scottish Gaelic

Innes

Form of Aonghas; proposed one strength root

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Basque

Irati

Fern field

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Turkish

Irmak

River

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Japanese

Itsuki

Tree in one Japanese spelling

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Basque

Itxaso

Sea; ocean, through Itsaso

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Old German · Croatian · Czech · Bulgarian

Ivo

Yew; other name families have separate roots

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Basque

Izei

Fir tree

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Polish · Croatian

Jagoda

Strawberry in South Slavic languages; berry in Polish

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Sanskrit

Jahnavi

The river Ganga; daughter of Jahnu

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Croatian · Serbian

Jasna

Clear

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Korean

Jinju

Pearl (珍珠 or 眞珠 spelling)

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Japanese

Kaede

Maple in one Japanese spelling

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Māori

Kahurangi

Precious; blue; a prized type of greenstone

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Japanese

Kaika

Cheerful summer in 快夏; other spellings differ

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Kailash

Sacred mountain name; possibly crystal

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Hawaiian

Kaimana

Sea power; also the Hawaiian word for diamond

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Tamil

Kani

Ripe fruit; sweetness

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Punjabi

Kanwal

Lotus flower

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Tamil

Kathir

Ray of light; ear of grain

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Māori

Kauri

The New Zealand kauri tree

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Tamil

Kayal

A type of fish

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Hawaiian

Keala

The path

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Ketaki

Fragrant screwpine flower

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Tagalog · Filipino

Kidlat

Lightning

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Finnish

Kielo

Lily of the valley

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Gujarati

Kinjal

Meaning uncertain; often linked with a flower’s filament

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Hebrew

Kinneret

Harp; Sea of Galilee

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Māori

Kiri

Skin; bark of a tree or fruit

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Japanese

Koharu

Little spring in one Japanese spelling

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Hawaiian

Kona

Leeward; the sheltered side

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Turkish

Kumsal

Sandy beach

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Turkish

Kuzey

North

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Sanskrit

Lahari

Wave; billow

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Persian

Laleh

Tulip

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Vietnamese · Chinese

Lan

Orchid; other meanings depend on the Chinese spelling

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Zulu

Langa

Sun; day

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English

Langley

English surname name; long clearing association

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English

Lark

Lark; songbird

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Sanskrit

Lata

Vine; climbing plant

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Mapuche · Spanish

Lautaro

Swift hawk

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Hawaiian

Lehua

The ʻōhiʻa flower

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Chinese

Lei

Upright; a pile of stones with the cited Chinese characters

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