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3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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21 names

Igbo

Obinna

Heart of the father

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French · Latin

Octave

Eighth

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Irish

Odhrán

Little dun-colored one

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Basque

Oier

Uncertain meaning

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Basque

Oihan

Forest

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Irish

Oisín

Little deer

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Finnish

Oiva

Splendid

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Sanskrit

Ojas

Vigor; vitality; strength

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Olav

Ancestor’s descendant

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Nahuatl

Ollin

Movement; motion

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Yoruba

Olumide

My God has come

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Persian

Omid

Hope

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Finnish

Onni

Happiness; luck

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Catalan

Oriol

Golden

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English

Oswin

God’s friend

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Finnish

Otso

Bear

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Italian

Ottavio

Eighth, through Octavius

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Turkish · Turkic

Ozan

Poet; wandering bard

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