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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385–432 of 919 names

Quechua

Huáscar

Associated with rope or chain; historical explanation varies

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Old German

Hubert

Bright mind or spirit

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Arabic

Husayn

Diminutive of Hasan, meaning handsome or good

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Vietnamese

Huy

Brightness

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Korean

Hyun-woo

Worthiness; protection (賢祐 example)

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Welsh

Hywel

Eminent; prominent

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Korean

I-jun

Benefit; approval (利准 example)

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Welsh

Ianto

The Lord is gracious, through Ifan

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Basque

Ibai

River

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Japanese

Ichiro

First son in one Japanese spelling

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Hebrew

Idan

Era

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Igbo

Ifeanyi

We can do anything

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Igbo

Ikenna

Power of the father

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Tamil

Ilango

Young prince

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Finnish

Ilmari

Short form of Ilmarinen

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Russian

Ilya

Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh

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Basque

Imanol

God is with us

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Swedish · Old Norse

Ingvar

Yngvi’s warrior

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Basque · Spanish

Íñigo

Possibly my little one

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Tamil

Iniyan

Pleasant; kind

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Quechua

Inti

Sun

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Welsh · Romanian · Hebrew

Ioan

God is gracious

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Japanese

Iori

Weaving in 伊織; hermitage in 庵

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Tagalog · Filipino

Isagani

Possibly “abundant harvest”

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Swedish · Norwegian · Danish

Isak

He will laugh

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Japanese

Isamu

Brave in one Japanese spelling

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Hebrew

Itai

With me

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Old German · Croatian · Czech · Bulgarian

Ivo

Yew; other name families have separate roots

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Welsh

Iwan

God is gracious

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Basque

Izei

Fir tree

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Arabic

Jabir

Comforter; one who mends

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Italian

Jacopo

Italian form of Jacob; original meaning debated

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Cornish

Jago

Cornish form of Jacob; ultimate derivation disputed

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Arabic

Jalal

Majesty; glory

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Arabic · Urdu

Jamil

Beautiful

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Persian

Jamshid

Radiant Jam; shining king

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Swedish · Old Norse

Jarl

Chieftain; nobleman

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Czech

Jaromír

Fierce or energetic + peace or world

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Punjabi · Hindi

Jasraj

King of glory

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Persian

Javid

Eternal; everlasting

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Danish · Norwegian · Swedish

Jens

God is gracious

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Korean

Ji-ho

Wisdom; sky (智昊 example)

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Korean

Ji-hoon

Wisdom; merit (智勛 example)

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