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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97–144 of 919 names

Basque

Asier

The beginning

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Old Norse

Ask

Ash tree

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Turkish

Ata

Ancestor

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Arabic · Urdu

Atif

Affection; kindness

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Nahuatl

Atl

Water

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French · Latin

Auguste

Exalted; venerable

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French · Latin

Aurélien

Golden, through Aurelius

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Sanskrit

Avinash

Indestructible

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Hebrew

Avner

My father is a light

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Japanese

Ayato

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Turkic · Turkish

Aybars

Possibly moon leopard

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Turkish

Ayberk

Moon and strength

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Turkish

Aydın

Bright; enlightened

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Amharic

Ayele

Become strong; become powerful

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Ayush

Long life

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Persian · Kurdish

Azad

Free

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Igbo

Azubuike

The past is your strength

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Persian

Babak

Little father

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Javanese · Indonesian

Bagus

Handsome; excellent

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Persian

Bahman

Good mind; good thought

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Persian

Bahram

Victorious

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Icelandic · Old Norse

Baldur

Hero; lord; prince

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Vietnamese

Bao

Treasure; jewel

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French · Greek

Baptiste

Baptist; one who baptizes

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Persian

Bardia

Exalted; lofty

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Somali

Barkhad

Associated with benefit; name derivation uncertain

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Aramaic

Barnabas

Traditionally son of encouragement; derivation uncertain

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Arabic

Bashir

Bringer of good news

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French · Greek

Basile

Royal; kingly

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Arabic

Basim

Smiling

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Arabic

Bassam

Smiling; cheerful

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French · Greek

Bastien

From Sebaste, through Sébastien

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Spanish

Bautista

Baptist, through Baptiste

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Tagalog · Filipino

Bayani

Hero

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Indonesian · Javanese · Malay

Bayu

Wind; breeze

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Persian

Behnam

Reputable; of good name

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Persian

Behrouz

Fortunate; blessed with good days

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Persian

Behzad

Well-born; noble

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Amharic

Bekele

Grow; flourish

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German

Benno

Bear, through Germanic name compounds

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French · Latin

Benoît

Blessed

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Portuguese

Bento

Blessed, through Benedito

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