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 65 names

Arabic

Sabri

Patient

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Arabic

Sajid

One who bows in worship

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Saket

An ancient name for Ayodhya

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Japanese

Saku

First day of the lunar month in 朔; other spellings differ

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Khmer

Samnang

Luck; good fortune

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Korean

San

Mountain (山 spelling)

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Dutch · Norwegian · Estonian

Sander

Short form of Alexander

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Sanskrit

Sanjeev

Living; reviving

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Sanskrit

Sarthak

Meaningful; purposeful

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Japanese

Satoshi

Wisdom; intelligence in one Japanese spelling

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Indonesian · Javanese

Satria

Knight; hero; nobleman

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Sanskrit

Satvik

Pure; virtuous

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Portuguese

Sebastião

Portuguese form of Sebastian: from Sebaste

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Swahili

Sefu

Possibly a Swahili form of Saif

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Irish

Senan

Little old one

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Korean

Seo-jun

Auspiciousness; talent (瑞俊 example)

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Korean

Seok-jin

Greatness; preciousness (碩珍 example)

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Persian

Sepehr

Sky; the heavens

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English · Scottish

Shaw

Thicket in English; a separate Scottish surname means wolf

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Chinese

Sheng

Flourishing or victory with the cited Chinese characters

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Shlok

Verse; stanza

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Japanese

Shohei

Soaring and peace in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Shreyas

Excellence; the better good

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Korean

Si-woo

Beginning; protection (始祐 example)

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Persian

Siavash

Owner of black stallions

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Sigurd

Victory guardian

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Portuguese

Simão

Portuguese form of Simon: hearing or listening

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Swahili

Simba

Lion in Swahili

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Arabic · Turkish

Sinan

Spearhead

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Sindre

Norwegian form of Sindri

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Tongan · Samoan

Sione

Tongan and Samoan form of John

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sipho

Gift

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Fijian

Sitiveni

Fijian form of Stephen; crown or garland

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sixten

Victory + stone

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sizwe

Nation

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Sanskrit

Soham

I am that

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Persian

Sohrab

Red water

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Thai

Somchai

Worthy man; meaning depends on Thai spelling

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Vietnamese

Son

Mountain

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Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

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Persian

Soroush

Obedience; associated with a divine messenger

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