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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529–576 of 919 names

Bulgarian · Czech · Slovak

Lubomir

Love + peace or world

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Swedish · Norwegian · Danish

Ludvig

Famous in battle

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German

Ludwig

Famous in battle

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Welsh

Mabon

Great son

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Sanskrit

Madhav

Sweet as honey; a name of Krishna

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Welsh

Madoc

Little fortunate or good one

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Arabic

Majid

Glorious; noble

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Marathi · Hindi

Malhar

A monsoon raga

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Breton

Malo

Bright pledge

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Japanese

Mamoru

Protect or guard in 守; other spellings differ

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Hindi · Gujarati · Sanskrit

Manan

Reflection; contemplation

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Manav

Human; human being

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Zulu · Xhosa

Mandla

Strength; power

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Sanskrit · Persian

Mani

Jewel; gem

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Irish

Mannix

Little monk

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Arabic

Mansur

Victorious; divinely aided

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Māori · Hawaiian · Samoan · Sanskrit

Manu

Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit

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French

Marceau

Form of Marcel

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Basque

Markel

Form of Marcellus

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Catalan

Martí

Catalan form of Martin; related to Mars

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Portuguese

Martim

Portuguese form of Martin; related to Mars

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Japanese

Masaki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Hebrew

Matan

A gift

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French · Hebrew

Mathis

Gift of the Lord

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French · Latin

Maxime

Greatest

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Persian

Mehran

Derived from Mithra; associated with love and kindness

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Persian

Mehrdad

Gift of Mithra

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Turkish · Persian

Mert

Brave; manly

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Turkish

Metehan

Mete with the title khan

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Italian

Michelangelo

Combination of Michael and Angelo

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Sanskrit

Mihir

The sun

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Danish · Norwegian

Mikkel

Form of Michael; also linked with great

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Serbian · Czech

Miloš

Slavic short form built from mil: gracious or dear

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Korean

Min-ho

Cleverness; vastness (敏浩 example)

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Korean

Min-jun

Cleverness; talent (敏俊 example)

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Japanese

Minato

Harbor in one Japanese spelling

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Vietnamese

Minh

Bright

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Czech · Slovak · Serbian

Miroslav

Peace or world + glory

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Croatian · Serbian · Bulgarian

Mladen

Young

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Wolof · Arabic

Modou

Form of Muhammad; praised

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Sanskrit

Mohan

Charming; enchanting

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