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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1–48 of 54 names

Persian

Babak

Little father

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Javanese · Indonesian

Bagus

Handsome; excellent

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Persian

Bahman

Good mind; good thought

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Persian

Bahram

Victorious

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Icelandic · Old Norse

Baldur

Hero; lord; prince

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Vietnamese

Bao

Treasure; jewel

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French · Greek

Baptiste

Baptist; one who baptizes

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Persian

Bardia

Exalted; lofty

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Somali

Barkhad

Associated with benefit; name derivation uncertain

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Aramaic

Barnabas

Traditionally son of encouragement; derivation uncertain

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Arabic

Bashir

Bringer of good news

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French · Greek

Basile

Royal; kingly

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Arabic

Basim

Smiling

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Arabic

Bassam

Smiling; cheerful

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French · Greek

Bastien

From Sebaste, through Sébastien

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Spanish

Bautista

Baptist, through Baptiste

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Tagalog · Filipino

Bayani

Hero

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Indonesian · Javanese · Malay

Bayu

Wind; breeze

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Persian

Behnam

Reputable; of good name

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Persian

Behrouz

Fortunate; blessed with good days

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Persian

Behzad

Well-born; noble

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Amharic

Bekele

Grow; flourish

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German

Benno

Bear, through Germanic name compounds

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French · Latin

Benoît

Blessed

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Portuguese

Bento

Blessed, through Benedito

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Amharic

Bereket

Blessing; abundance

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Turkish

Berk

Firm; strong

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Old German

Bertram

Bright raven

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Catalan

Biel

God is my strong man, through Gabriel

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Vietnamese

Binh

Peaceful; level

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Tigrinya · Amharic

Biniam

Form of Benjamin

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Danish · German

Birk

Short form of Burkhard

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Danish · Old Norse

Bjarke

Danish pet form of Bjørn

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Serbian · Russian · Polish

Bogdan

Given by God

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Serbian · Croatian · Bulgarian

Bojan

Battle

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Yoruba

Bolaji

One who wakes with wealth

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Zulu · Xhosa

Bongani

Grateful; thankful

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Borislav

Battle + glory

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Croatian · Slavic

Borna

Fight; battle

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Serbian · Croatian · Bulgarian

Božidar

Divine gift

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Norwegian

Brage

Foremost; poetry

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