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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673–720 of 919 names

Welsh

Rhodri

Wheel and king

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Italian

Riccardo

Italian form of Richard: brave ruler

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Japanese

Riku

Land in one Japanese spelling

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English · Irish

Riordan

From a name meaning little poet of the king

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Khmer

Rithy

Power; strength; glory

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Sanskrit · Bengali

Ritvik

Vedic priest

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Roald

Famous ruler

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French · Latin

Romain

Roman

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Hebrew · Scottish

Ron

Song; joy

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Persian

Roozbeh

Fortunate; of good days

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Persian

Roshan

Bright; full of light

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Persian

Rostam

Meaning uncertain; Persian epic hero

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Yoruba

Rotimi

Stay with me

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Latin

Rufus

Red-haired

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German

Rupert

German form of Robert

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Dutch

Rutger

Dutch form of Roger

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Japanese

Ryo

Clear, cool or distant in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Ryota

Coolness and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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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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