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

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38 names

Vietnamese

Hà

River

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Korean

Ha-eun

Summer; kindness (夏恩 example)

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Korean

Ha-rin

Summer; jade’s luster (夏璘 example)

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Korean

Ha-yoon

Summer; sunlight (昰昀 example)

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Welsh

Haf

Summer

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Sanskrit · Telugu

Hamsini

Female swan; graceful movement

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Vietnamese

Hân

Joyful; delighted

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Japanese

Hanae

Flower with picture or blessing; depends on kanji

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Turkish · Persian

Hande

Laughter; smile

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Arabic

Haneen

Longing; tender yearning

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Vietnamese

Hằng

Lady, when traced to Sino-Vietnamese 姮

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Punjabi

Harleen

Absorbed in God

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Japanese

Haruka

Distant in one Japanese spelling

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Hawaiian

Haunani

Beautiful snow

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Turkish

Hazal

Possibly gazelle; also associated with autumn

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Norwegian · Swedish

Hedda

Short form of Hedvig

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Norwegian

Hedvig

Form of Hedwig

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German

Hedy

Pet form of Hedwig

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Tongan

Heilala

Heilala flower

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Finnish

Helmi

Pearl; also a pet form of Vilhelmiina

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Brazilian Portuguese

Heloísa

Probably healthy or whole; wide

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Greek

Hestia

Hearth; fireside

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Vietnamese

Hiền

Virtuous

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Japanese

Hikari

Light in one Japanese spelling

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Icelandic · Old Norse

Hildur

Battle, through Hildr

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Finnish

Hilla

Cloudberry

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Japanese

Himari

Sunlight and hollyhock in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese · Tahitian · Urdu

Hina

Japanese meaning depends on kanji; separate Polynesian and Urdu roots

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Māori

Hine

Girl; young woman

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Tagalog · Filipino

Hiraya

Imagination; vision

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Amharic · Tigrinya

Hiwot

Life

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Persian

Homa

Mythical bird associated with good fortune

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Japanese

Honoka

Harmony and flower in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Hotaru

Firefly in one Japanese spelling

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Korean

Hye-jin

Wisdom; preciousness (慧珍 example)

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