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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721–768 of 919 names

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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Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sourav

Fragrance

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Czech · Russian · Slavic

Stanislav

Stand or become + glory

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Greek

Stelios

Form of Stylianos, associated with a pillar

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Scottish Gaelic

Struan

From a Scottish place name associated with streams

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Arabic · Urdu

Suhail

Smooth; even

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Korean

Sun-jae

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Sanskrit

Surya

The sun

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Hindi · Marathi · Sanskrit

Suyash

Good fame; renown

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sven

Boy; young man

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Norwegian

Sverre

Wild; swinging

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Serbian · Bulgarian

Svetozar

Holy + an uncertain second element, possibly dawn

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Swaraj

Self-rule; independence

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French · Latin

Sylvain

Of the woods

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Japanese

Tadao

Loyal man in 忠男; other spellings differ

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Korean

Tae-hyun

Peacefulness; wisdom (泰賢 example)

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Korean

Tae-hyung

Greatness; flourishing (泰亨 example)

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Korean

Tae-o

Great; five (太五 example)

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Korean

Tae-yang

Sun (太陽 spelling)

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Japanese

Taichi

Greatness and one in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Taiga

Greatness and elegance in one Japanese spelling

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