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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29 names

Akan

Yaa

Born on Thursday

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Hebrew

Yaffa

Beautiful

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Persian

Yalda

Birth; the longest night

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Chinese

Yan

Swallow or beauty with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yao

Precious jade with the cited Chinese characters

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Persian

Yasaman

Jasmine flower

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Tamil

Yazhini

Associated with the Tamil yazh instrument

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Korean

Ye-eun

Cleverness; kindness (睿恩 example)

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Korean

Ye-ji

Cleverness; knowledge (睿知 example)

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Korean

Ye-jin

Art; preciousness (藝珍 example)

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Vietnamese

Yến

Swallow, the bird

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Korean

Yeon-hee

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Yoruba

Yetunde

Mother has come again

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Chinese

Yihan

Art and containment with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Ying

Flower; heroic qualities with the cited Chinese characters

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Swedish · Old Norse

Ylva

She-wolf

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Japanese

Yoko

Sunlight and child in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Yua

Joining and love in one Japanese spelling

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Chinese

Yue

Moon or surpassing with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yueying

Moon and flower with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Yui

Joining or tying in one Japanese spelling

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Arabic

Yumna

Blessed; fortunate

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Chinese

Yutong

Rain and paulownia with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yuxi

Speech and evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Yuzuki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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