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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625–672 of 919 names

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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Irish

Páidí

Nobleman; patrician

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Sanskrit

Pallav

New leaf; shoot

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Sanskrit

Pankaj

Lotus; born in mud

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Persian

Parsa

Devout; pious

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Catalan

Pau

Small, through Paul; also Catalan peace

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Sanskrit

Pavan

Wind; purification

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Chinese

Peng

Friend or vigorous growth with the cited Chinese characters

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Cornish · Welsh

Petroc

Historical saint’s name; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Greek · Armenian

Petros

Greek and Armenian form of Peter: stone

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Persian

Peyman

Promise; covenant

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Greek

Philo

Friend or lover

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Vietnamese

Phong

Wind

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Italian

Pietro

Italian form of Peter: stone

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Plamen

Flame

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Sanskrit

Pranay

Love; affection

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Sanskrit

Pratik

Appearance; form

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Pratyush

Dawn; daybreak

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Latin · Italian

Primo

Italian form of Primus: first

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Latin · French

Prosper

Fortunate; successful

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Sanskrit · Kannada

Puneeth

Pure; holy

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Arabic

Qays

Measurement

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Vietnamese

Quang

Bright; clear

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Czech · Polish

Radek

Short form of Slavic names with rad: happy or willing

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Serbian · Bulgarian · Czech

Radomir

Happy or willing + peace or world

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Italian

Raffaello

Italian form of Raphael: God heals

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Irish · English

Rafferty

Flood tide

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Arabic

Rafiq

Friend; gentle companion

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German

Rainer

German form of Rayner

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Persian

Ramin

Joyful; happy

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Punjabi · Sanskrit

Ranbir

Hero in battle

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Javanese · Indonesian

Rangga

A Javanese official’s title

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Arabic

Rashid

Rightly guided; wise

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