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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30 names

German · Dutch

Anke

Pet form of Anna and other An- names

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Dutch

Anouk

Dutch and French pet form of Anna

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German

Bettina

Pet form of Elisabeth or Benedetta

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Catalan · Germanic

Elisenda

Uncertain; Germanic elements involving a path or journey

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German · Dutch

Elke

Low German and Frisian form of Adelheid

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Frisian · Dutch

Fenna

Peace-associated, through Fen

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Flemish · Dutch

Fien

Short form of Josefien and similar names

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German

Friederike

Peaceful ruler, through Frederick

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Scandinavian · German

Gerda

Scandinavian form of Gerd

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Old German

Gisela

European form of Giselle

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German

Gretel

German pet form in the Margaret family

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German

Hedy

Pet form of Hedwig

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German · Dutch

Imke

Whole or great, through Ime

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German

Liesel

German pet form of Elisabeth

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Dutch · Flemish

Lieve

Flemish short form of Godelieve

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Dutch · Flemish

Linde

Dutch form of Linda

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Dutch · German

Lotte

Short form of Charlotte or Liselotte

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Dutch

Margriet

Pearl through Margaret; also daisy in Dutch

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Dutch · Flemish

Marieke

Dutch pet form of Maria

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Dutch

Merel

Blackbird

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Dutch · French

Milou

Short form of Marie-Louise

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German

Minna

Courtly love; also short for Wilhelmina

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Flemish · German

Nele

Pet form of Cornelia

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Dutch

Roos

Rose

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Dutch

Sanne

Dutch and Danish short form of Susanna

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Old German

Uta

Feminine form of Udo, associated with wealth

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