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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769–816 of 919 names

Japanese

Takeshi

Martial; healthy in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Takumi

Artisan; skillful in one Japanese spelling

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Arabic

Talal

Fine rain; morning dew

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Arabic · Turkish · Urdu

Talha

Fruit-bearing tree

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Tahitian

Tamatoa

Warrior child

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Māori

Tane

Man

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Turkish

Taner

Dawn and hero

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Tanmay

Absorbed; engrossed

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Chinese

Tao

Great waves with the cited Chinese characters

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Finnish

Tapio

Meaning uncertain; Finnish forest deity

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Welsh · Punjabi

Taran

Thunder in Welsh

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Turkic · Turkish

Tarkan

High-ranking noble title

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Sanskrit

Tarun

Young; fresh

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Scottish Gaelic

Tavish

Twin, through Thomas

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Shona

Tawanda

We are now many

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Indonesian · Javanese

Teguh

Firm; strong; unwavering

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Tejas

Radiance; brilliance

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Turkic · Turkish

Tekin

Prince

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Spanish · Portuguese

Telmo

From Saint Elmo

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Nahuatl

Tenoch

Possibly stone and prickly-pear cactus

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Amharic

Tesfaye

Associated with hope

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Amharic

Tewodros

Form of Theodore; gift of God

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English

Thane

A historical English and Scottish noble title

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Zulu · Xhosa

Themba

Trust; hope

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French · Germanic

Thibault

Bold people

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Vietnamese

Thinh

Prosperous; flourishing

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Old Norse

Thor

Thunder

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English

Thorne

English surname name associated with a thorn bush

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Zulu

Thulani

Be quiet; be peaceful

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Chinese

Tianyou

Heaven’s blessing or protection, when written 天佑

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Croatian · Serbian · Bulgarian

Tihomir

Quiet + peace or world

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German

Till

People, through a Germanic short form

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French · Greek

Timéo

Honor

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Balinese · Indonesian

Tirta

Sacred water

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Sanskrit · Gujarati

Tirth

Sacred ford; place of pilgrimage

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Māori

Toa

Warrior

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Turkish · Turkic

Tolga

Helmet

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Turkish · Turkic

Tolunay

Full moon

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Romanian · Japanese

Toma

Romanian form of Thomas; Japanese meaning depends on spelling

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Portuguese

Tomé

Portuguese and Galician form of Thomas: twin

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Italian

Tommaso

Italian form of Thomas: twin

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