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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37 names

Japanese

Daichi

Great earth in one Japanese spelling

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Irish

Dáire

Fruitful; fertile

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Irish

Daithí

Swiftness; nimbleness

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Tagalog

Dakila

Majestic; sacred

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Czech · Croatian · Serbian

Dalibor

Distance + fight

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Javanese · Indonesian

Damar

Resin; resinous torch or lamp

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Basque

Danel

God is my judge

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Hausa

Danjuma

Friday-born son

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Hausa

Danladi

Sunday-born son

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Persian

Dariush

He who holds firm to the good

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Irish

Darragh

Fruitful or of oak, depending on its Irish source

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Sanskrit

Darshan

Seeing; understanding

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Vietnamese

Dat

To achieve

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Amharic · Tigrinya

Dawit

Form of David, traditionally associated with beloved

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Arabic · Hebrew

Dawud

Beloved; dear one

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Sanskrit

Deepak

Kindling; illuminating

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Amharic

Dejen

Foundation; support

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Sanskrit · Gujarati

Dhairya

Patience; courage

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Sanskrit · Gujarati

Dhaval

Brilliant white; pure

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Irish

Diarmuid

Meaning unknown; without envy is a traditional proposal

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Persian · Urdu

Dilawar

Brave; courageous

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Javanese · Indonesian

Dimas

An affectionate or respectful term for a younger man

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Portuguese

Dinis

Form of Denis, associated with Dionysus

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Dutch

Dirk

Dutch and Low German form of Diederik

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Russian

Dmitri

Russian form of Demetrius, associated with Demeter

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Korean

Do-ha

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Korean

Do-hyun

Measure; worthiness (度賢 example)

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Korean

Do-yun

Way; approval (道允 example)

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Irish · Gaelic

Domhnall

Ruler of the world

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Turkish

Doruk

Summit; peak

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Serbian · Croatian

Dragan

Precious

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Portuguese

Duarte

Wealthy guardian

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Vietnamese

Duc

Virtue

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Serbian · Czech · Slovak

Dušan

Soul or spirit

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