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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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20 names

Korean

Ga-eun

Beauty; kindness (佳恩 example)

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Greek

Galatea

Probably milk-white

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Hebrew

Galia

Wave of God

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Sanskrit

Gauri

White; pale; a name of Parvati

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Scandinavian · German

Gerda

Scandinavian form of Gerd

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Arabic

Ghada

Graceful young woman

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Arabic

Ghalia

Precious; dear

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Italian

Ginevra

White phantom, through Guinevere

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Old German

Gisela

European form of Giselle

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English · Scottish Gaelic

Glenna

Valley, through Glenn

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Persian

Golnar

Pomegranate blossom

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Persian

Golnaz

Flower and delight

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Irish

Gráinne

Meaning uncertain; grain is one proposed root

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German

Gretel

German pet form in the Margaret family

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